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...
See how painfully slow 4G LTE is in the US compared to the rest of the world
It turns out T-Mobile is a one-eyed man in the land of the blind. In a recent study conducte...
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...
Kim Jong Un agrees to close missile test site after South Korea talks
North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un has vowed to permanently dismantle a missile test site and a launch pad after talks with South Korea...
Healthy brain linked to active sex life in old age
A healthy sex life in old age may help keep the brain healthy as well, though this connection may not work the same way for both sexe...
Merkel favourite takes the reins as ruling party votes for moderation
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has been elected the new leader of Germany's ruling conservative party, bringing to an end a historic p...
Robert Downey Jr. pardoned for drug conviction, can vote again
California's governor has pardoned Robert Downey Jr. for a 1996 drug conviction that sent the actor to prison. Gov. Jerry Brown's ...
Michael Kovrig arrest: Canadian held in China ‘not allowed to turn lights off ‘
Michael Kovrig was detained last week on accusations of harming national security. Canada drew Chinese protests after it arreste...
Brexit: EU ‘united’ on deal as Theresa May asks for talks
The EU is "united" over the negotiated Brexit deal, the bloc's chief negotiator Michel Barnier says, after the UK PM said she want...
Tory leadership contest: Michael Gove pledge on EU citizenship applications
National Front Party in France Is Dealt a Setback in Regional Elections
Spanish election: socialists win amid far-right gains for Vox party
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit