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...
Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks
Forty-nine people have been killed and at least 20 wounded in shootings at two mosques in ...
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...
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...
Theresa May defeats Tory coup over Brexit deal but is left damaged
Theresa May has won the backing of her party to stay on as prime minister – but more than a third of Conservative MPs voted agai...
Tech Q&A: Turn off Google ads, upgrade your iPhone and more
Turn off Google ads Q. I visited every ad network site I could find and opted out of personalized ads, but when I'm using Google I...
More than 100 homes destroyed in Australia wildfire
SYDNEY – More than 100 houses were destroyed by a Christmas Day wildfire that tore through a stretch of coastline popular with tou...
China cracks down on Christmas celebrations
China is cracking down on Christmas. Several cities, schools, and government institutions have ordered citizens not to celebrate t...
Strictly Come Dancing: Darcey Bussell quits as judge
Dame Darcey Bussell is to step down from her role as a judge on BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. She has been a member of the...
Nahnatchka Khan on ‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ Chinese New Year and Michael Chang
Venezuela crisis: US planes carrying aid arrive in Colombia
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit