Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case
BBC News : Former Belgian King Albert II has submitted a DNA sample to avoid fines of €5,000 (£4,370) a day over claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. The 84-year-old, who has been fighting the paternity claim of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, 51, for over a decade, provided a ...
Tory leadership: Johnson says party on ‘final warning’
BBC News : Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the Tory leadership race, has said the pa...
Anthony Albanese: Australia’s Labor opposition elects new leader
BBC News : Australia's Labor opposition has chosen Anthony Albanese as its new leader a...
In Pictures: Donald Trump enjoys sumo tournament in Japan
BBC News : US President Donald Trump has attended a sumo wrestling tournament during hi...
NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds
"I was panicking, I didn't know what to do," said Trisha Costello, who faced a £160 ...
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim
A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the wee...
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-ye...
BAGHDAD — Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee center in Finland, comparing life in Europe with life in Baghdad. After...
In a case that echoes the Takata airbag recalls, automakers including Honda and Fiat Chrysler will recall about five million vehicles worldwide to fix a defect in ...
As concern grows over the Zika virus, major airlines are offering to re-assign flight crew concerned about contracting the disease from routes to affected countrie...
The Worst Dog Breeds for Apartment Living
Apartment dwellers who pine for a pooch to greet them with big, sloppy kisses and unconditio...
Mother nature not making it easy for millions of holiday travelers
DALLAS – Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of ...
3 Super Bowl snack swaps that cut the salt
The Super Bowl is around the corner, which means it’s snack time. Since the new government...
Meat on famed 1950s Explorer Club gala menu was actually sea turtle
The meat eaten at a lavish New York City Explorers Club dinner in 1951 – which at one poin...
Tech Q & A: Spy apps, fake email and Bluetooth speakers
How to spot a fake email? Q. I got an email from Amazon that was a security alert about my account. How can you tell if it’s leg...
Saudi Arabia condemns US Senate ‘interference’
The Saudi foreign ministry described the move as "interference" based on "untrue allegations". Thursday's US resolutions are larg...
Tech that should excite (and worry) you in 2016
For more than two decades, I have written an annual column with tech predictions for the next year. But this year I am deviating a bi...
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree’s next stop: Habitat for Humanity
Even the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree has to come down after the holidays. For the ninth year in a row, the tree set a...
Eating soy may protect against reproductive effects of BPA
Eating soy foods may help protect against reproductive effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical in many plastic consumer products and...
FedEx scrambles to deliver packages on Christmas
In a last-minute move, FedEx boosted its staffing on Friday to deliver packages when it absolutely, positively had to be there by Chr...
Polar vortex death toll rises to 21 as US cold snap continues
Webb rips Clinton’s State record as he mulls independent White House bid
Eating soy may protect against reproductive effects of BPA
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit