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 ...
China sentences second Canadian to death
A court in China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for producing and trafficking me...
Racism row over Trieste half-marathon
Organisers of the Trieste half-marathon have reversed a ban on professional African athlet...
Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 consent’
Theresa May's deputy has said the Scottish Parliament will not be given the power to hold a...
Emilano Sala: Police investigate online photo said to be of plane crash victim
A photo said to be of the body of Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala, who was kil...
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
As Kim Jong-un arrived at the Vladivostok railway station on Wednesday, white-gloved atte...
Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian dual national being held in a Tehran jail o...
Sri Lanka attacks: British dad’s tribute to ‘amazing’ family
A British husband has paid tribute to his "wonderful" wife and their two "amazing" childre...
Sri Lanka attacks: Who are National Thowheed Jamath?
A previously little-known group called the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) is being accused...
All the president’s men and women: how disobedient aides saved Trump
The myth of Donald Trump presents him as a man of authority, a leader loved and feared, a ...
Gray urges Toulouse to usurp Leinster in battle of Champions Cup royalty
In a battle between the two most successful sides in Champions Cup history Toulouse must no...
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...
In China, Books That Make Money, and Enemies
HONG KONG — In a dimly lit industrial building in Hong Kong, hundreds of books wrapped in brown paper were stacked four feet high o...
Oklahoma university makes Fitbit-wearing mandatory
In a move that critics say is more Orwell than Oral, freshmen and transfer students at Oklahoma's Oral Roberts University have been t...
Abdelaziz Bouteflika: Algeria’s president resigns amid mass protests
Algeria's President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is resigning after weeks of mass protests, state media report. Mr Bouteflika, who has ...
Officials could negotiate with terrorists to free kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria's government still is open to negotiating with Boko Haram extremists for the release of 209 schoolgirls k...
Russia ‘paved way for Ukraine ship seizures with fake news drive’
The Kremlin launched a year-long disinformation campaign to soften up public opinion before its recent seizure of three Ukrainian s...
Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy
At least 40 Indian paramilitary police have been killed in a bomb attack by militants on their convoy in Indian-administered Kashm...
Man walks 25 miles to get help after pregnant woman becomes trapped in floodwaters
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
