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...
France protests: PM Philippe suspends fuel tax rises
PM Edouard Philippe said that people's anger must be heard, and the measures would not be ap...
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...
‘Growing inequality threatens democracy’
Inequalities in pay and opportunities in the UK are becoming so extreme they are threatening democracy, an Institute for Fiscal St...
Princess Arwa Al Qassimi and Life Resolve scholarship for graduation students
“Education breeds confidence, confidence breeds hope, hope breeds peace” – Confucius We all have different dreams, different pa...
The best historic Caribbean hotels for a classic tropical escape
If you’re hoping to tap into the classic spirit of the Caribbean for an upcoming vacation, a good bet may be one of these very spec...
Nottingham Prison inmate cuts prison officer’s throat
A prison officer had his throat cut by an inmate at HMP Nottingham, the Ministry of Justice has said. A prison officer had his ...
Insane drone photos of pink lakes, erupting volcanoes, and more
Our friends at SkyPixel are running a drone- and aerial-themed photography competition, highlighting the best of this world-changing ...
Brexit: Theresa May to urge MPs to back deal as delay agreed
Theresa May will return to the UK later to try to convince MPs to support her withdrawal deal after the EU agreed to postpone Brex...
White House aide Mira Ricardel removed after Melania Trump row
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
