A "dead" comet that resembles a human skull is set to travel past the Earth less than a fortnight after Halloween. The space rock, officially...

A Hong Kong man has contracted the rat version of the hepatitis E virus - the world's first ever human case, according to new research...

The FBI has approa-ched the second woman to accuse US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct as it begins a fresh inquiry into...

Diplomats gathering in South Korea Monday will find themselves in the awkward position of vetting and validating amajor UN scientific report that underscores the failure...

In a rich agricultural basin near the town of Korca in southeastern Albania, gas pipeline construction work is offering archaeologists a unique insight into 5,000...

A wild box turtle found with a damaged shell in Maryland, US is recovering with help from a wheelchair made of Lego bricks. The Maryland...

A rare and powerful Mediterranean storm brought torrential rain to southern Greece Saturday, reaching the capital Athens late in the night.Civil protection services remained on...

As Macedonian citizens vote Sunday on whether to rename their country "The Republic of North Macedonia", here is a look at other nations that have...

Phone numbers and other personal details of senior ministers from Britain’s Conservative party were made public by an app security flaw on Saturday, including those...

Nigeria's ruling party narrowly won a key governorship election in southwestern Osun state, officials said on Friday, suggesting the region that helped sweep President Muhammadu...

In an unassuming house on France's River Loire, a cobra lives on the coffee table, a 50 kg  tortoise roams the garden and a two-meter...

Spanky and Pippin are literally party animals in the Los Angeles nightlife scene. The Nigerian Dwarf goats are professional party-goers, bringing their special brand of...

The Belgian defense ministry will sue Google (GOOGL.O) for not complying with its requests to blur satellite images of sensitive military sites, a ministry spokeswoman...

The American Bar Association has called on the US Senate to delay a vote on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination until "after an appropriate...

President Donald Trump said Friday he found the testimony by a woman who said she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh decades...

A fast food chain shop of Florida named Chick-fil-A paid tribute to one of its most loyal customers, throwing diner Stephen Bellissimo a surprise birthday...

Adorable golden retriever puppies - who will grow up to serve as police dogs - stole the show at Chile's annual military parade on Wednesday. The...

Germany's Catholic Church on Tuesday apologized to thousands of victims of sexual assault by clergy, with the institution's top cardinal saying perpetrators must be brought...

Britain's opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will use a keynote conference speech Wednesday to present himself as the man to lead Britain but faces a...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a state visit to Germany this week as the two countries seek to rebuild ties after a series...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged world leaders to reject "the law of the most powerful", offering a rebuke to Donald Trump's go-it-alone approach...

The same day that Russian diplomats struck a deal with Turkey over a demilitarized zone in Syria's last rebel-run region, dozens of Russian businessmen were...

Names not seen on ballot papers in several decades have returned in a small town in Peru. Hitler Alba Sanchez is running against Lennin Vladimir...

The Trump administration is warning Russia that supplying Syria with an advanced missile defense system would be a "major mistake" and should be reconsidered. It...

Visitors in Venice could be fined up to €500 (£445) for sitting in undesignated spots, as the city continues to struggle with overwhelming tourism levels. The...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to overthrow his government, rejecting bilateral talks after President Donald Trump denounced Iran's...

A Chinese national who came to the US on a student visa was arrested Tuesday in Chicago and accused of helping Beijing attempt to recruit...

Mosquito larvae have been observed ingesting microplastics that can be passed up the food chain, researchers said Wednesday, potentially uncovering a new way that the...

Russia is to send new anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, a week after Syrian forces accidentally shot down a Russian aircraft during an Israeli air strike.Russian...

A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump's US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.Deborah Ramirez, a Yale university...

A barge built secretly for Napoleon Bonaparte in 1810 to inspect his imperial fleet had its crown removed in a delicate museum operation Tuesday ahead...

The cabinet remains fully behind Theresa May's Brexit policy in the face of growing calls within her party to change direction, No 10 has insisted....

World leaders kicked off their annual gathering at the United Nations on Monday by honoring a global icon of peace and reconciliation — drawing some...

New Zealand’s prime minister, who shot to international fame for giving birth while in office, turned heads Monday by bringing her three-month-old daughter into the...

Swiss voters are casting their ballots in not one, but two votes which campaigners say will promote ethical and sustainable food. The votes follow scandals...

The leaders of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition were trying Sunday to resolve a standoff over the future of the country's domestic intelligence chief...

The popularity of French President Emmanuel Macron has hit its lowest level since the start of his term, according to a major tracker poll published...

North Korea and Iran will dominate this week's gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, where President Donald Trump will be firmly in the...

Female foreign ministers meeting for the first summit of its kind vowed Saturday to bring a "women's perspective" to foreign policy.The two-day meeting bringing together...

Britain said on Saturday it would not capitulate in Brexit talks and again urged its EU partners to engage with its proposals, as ministers in...

Pope Francis kicked off a Baltic tour in Catholic Lithuania on Saturday where he will honour victims of the region's Nazi and Soviet occupations as...

With rising unilateralism challenging its very existence, the United Nations convenes its annual meeting of world leaders Monday and will try once more to tackle...

A Chinese navy hospital ship docked near Venezuela's capital on Saturday as the OPEC nation's deepening economic crisis garners the attention of the U.S. and...

Drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said.The U.N. health agency also warned that...

Armando Tabora desperately wants to get his teenage daughter out of the government detention facility where she has been for more than three months. He...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make a five-day visit to New York from Sunday, during which he will attend the U.N. General Assembly session and...

Over 100 people died and scores were feared missing after a ferry capsized in Victoria, Africa’s largest lake, with a desperate search for survivors set...

Up to seven people, including children, were shot in Syracuse, New York on Thursday, the firefighters union said on social media.Police responded to a shooting...

The presidential candidate hand-picked by jailed former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was the main target in his first televised debate Thursday.Left-leaning Fernando Haddad...

California restaurants will soon stop providing plastic straws unless customers explicitly ask for them, under a new law signed on Thursday by the state’s environment-friendly...