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...
In China, Books That Make Money, and Enemies
HONG KONG — In a dimly lit industrial building in Hong Kong, hundreds of books wrapped in ...
Daddy Longlegs fossil keeps erection for 99 million years
If you think an erection lasting more than 4 hours is a problem, try one lasting more than 9...
Scientists discover prehistoric ‘Jurassic butterfly’
Scientists have discovered an insect that went extinct for more than 120 million years and f...
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...
A Valentine’s Day Dinner You Can Make at Home
I’m a millennial in a New York City apartment with a small kitchen, and my question for you is what cooking essentials does a moder...
Sparks fly at Clinton, Sanders debate over who is more progressive
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed sharply Thursday over who is more progressive, at a debate that saw the former secretary o...
India elections: Setback for Modi’s BJP in three key states
The opposition Congress Party looks set to form governments in Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, while Madhya Pradesh heads for a photo-...
Violent clash outside EU HQ in protest over migrant pact
Belgian riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of people protesting in Brussels against a UN migration p...
Venezuela: Thousands join rival rallies as power cuts continue
Rival demonstrations are taking place in Venezuela in response to calls by opposition leader Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás M...
City’s ‘nitpicky’ fines for tree stumps, blinds trigger civil rights lawsuit
José Mourinho Spain tax fraud settled in multi-million deal
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
