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Air passengers warned against using ‘fire-risk’ Galaxy phones on flights
Airline passengers should not turn on or charge their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights or stow them in checked baggage, aviation officials...
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 sales after faulty batteries explode and catch fire
Samsung is suspending sales of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones after finding faulty batteries were exploding.
16 hurt as turbulence forces passenger plane to make emergency landing
A flight from the U.S. to London was forced to make an emergency landing in Ireland after 16 people were injured when it ran into violent turbulence.
Friends gather to remember nuns after suspect confesses to killing them
Friends and colleagues who knew two murdered nuns are gathering on Sunday to remember them.
Juno spacecraft gets first close-up look at Jupiter
Juno, the spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter, has made an unprecedented close approach to the giant gas planet. Mission controllers at NASA said the...
Juno spacecraft to provide first close-up look at Jupiter
Juno, the spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter, is due to make an unprecedented close approach to the giant gas planet today.
Turkey in no position to become EU member any time soon: Juncker
Turkey is in no position to become a European Union member any time soon and all negotiations for it to join will stop immediately if it reintroduces the...
Tens of thousands attend funeral for killed prominent critic of Cambodia leader
Tens of thousands of Cambodians marched Sunday in the funeral procession for a leading government critic who was fatally shot in an attack that raised...
A kiss and then the attack: ‘Why are you here?’ EU President asks Brexit architect
The President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has turned on Nigel Farage and his fellow UKIP MEP’s, asking them: “Why are you...
EU referendum: Now you’re leaving us, just get on with it, Britain is told
EU leaders want Britain to move swiftly to negotiate leaving the bloc, saying any delay would prolong uncertainty.
Running mate: Hillary Clinton’s VP search moves into more intense phase
Hillary Clinton’s search for a running mate is moving into a more intense phase, according to several Democrats.
UN says a record 65 million people were displaced in 2015
The U.N. refugee agency says persecution and conflict in places like Syria and Afghanistan raised the total number of refugees and internally displaced...
Cambodia PM shrugs off EU aid threat as opposition supporters jailed
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen shrugged off European parliament threats to review aid if his administration continues to harass political opponents on...
Huge ammunition depot fire leaves at least 17 dead in India
A blaze at a large military ammunition depot in India has killed at least 17 people and left more than a dozen injured, authorities have said.
Leaders mark centenary of World War One’s longest battle, Verdun
The leaders of France and Germany are commemorating 100 years since the Battle of Verdun - the longest of the First World War. More than 300,000 soldiers...
Off-duty officer shoots dead suspect who killed two in knife rampage
A knifeman who went on a deadly stabbing rampage after crashing his car into a Macy’s store has been shot dead by an off-duty policeman.
North Korea’s Kim holds colourful mass rally to close rare congress
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un presided over a mass rally and parade on Tuesday in the capital’s main ceremonial square, a day after the ruling...
Knifeman shouting ‘Allahu akbar’ stabs 4 at German train station leaving 1 dead
A 56-year-old man who was critically injured after a stabbing at a railway station near Munich has died in hospital. Three other commuters were also...
Neighbours TV soap creator Reg Grundy dies, aged 92
Australian media mogul Reg Grundy, who developed a string of TV hits including Neighbours, Sons And Daughters and Prisoner: Cell Block H, has died aged...
‘Swarm’ of quakes shake Mount St Helens showing volcano is 'recharging’
A “swarm” of 130 earthquakes have trembled beneath Mount St Helens in the past eight weeks, seismologists have revealed.
Sushi alert: Grim outlook for bluefin tuna
The latest scientific assessment paints a likely bleak future for the Pacific bluefin tuna, a sushi lovers’ favourite whose population has dropped...
Sun setting on Ki-moon and the world’s toughest job interview begins
Imagine, if you can, the world’s most terrifying job interview. Now make it worse.
Iceland’s PM quits over tax haven links exposed in Panama Papers
Iceland’s Prime Minister has stepped down after the Panama Papers reportedly linked him to an offshore company. Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson...
Colombian soldier survives three weeks lost in jungle
A Colombian soldier who went missing in the jungle has been found after a 23-day ordeal that he survived by eating raw tortoise and singing rap songs to...
Kim faces threat from ‘lone assassin’ … as he threatens South Korea president
A lone assassin from Kim Jong-Un’s inner circle is the most likely method by which the North Korean leader would be eliminated, according to new...
Brussels attacks: Bomber in the white jacket still at large with several others
Several suspects linked to the terror attacks in Brussels are still at large, say federal prosecutors.
The IDS of March: Senior UK minister resigns over planned welfare cuts
A senior British cabinet minister resigned on Friday citing concerns about the latest round of cuts to benefits announced earlier this week, in a surprise...
Hollywood’s celebrity wild mountain lion ‘breaks into city zoo and kills koala’
A wild mountain lion is suspected of mauling to death a koala at Los Angeles Zoo.
Hollywood’s famous wild mountain lion ‘breaks into city zoo and kills koala’
A wild mountain lion is suspected of mauling to death a koala at Los Angeles Zoo.
UN Security Council to vote on new severe North Korea rocket test sanctions
The UN Security Council plans to vote on a resolution on Tuesday that would dramatically expand existing sanctions on North Korea in response to its nuclear...
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