A former Saudi counter-terrorism official has filed a court document in the US against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, alleging the royal tried to trap and kill him in the US and Canada.

The US has imposed sanctions on Hong Kong officials, including the pro-China leader of the government, Carrie Lam, accusing them of roles in squashing freedom in the former British colony.

A traditional council has met in Kabul to decide whether to release a final 400 Taliban prisoners.

Hundreds of police officers have faced off against protesters trying to stop the eviction of a left-wing bar in Berlin that has been the focus of a campaign against gentrification.

A member of the Children of God cult has been jailed in Scotland for 11 years and six months after pleading guilty to the historic rape and sexual assaults of two young girls.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden faces new scrutiny over how he discusses race and ethnicity after drawing distinctions between black and Hispanic populations in the United States.

The British Coastguard has warned people to stay safe on UK beaches after rescue teams responded to 70 call-outs across the UK by midday on Friday.

Eric Joyce was Labour MP for Falkirk in Scotland between 2000 and 2012.

A 10-year-old boy in England has said he thought he was moments away from dying when he was swept out to sea during a day trip to the beach with his family.

A mudslide triggered by heavy monsoon rain and flooding has killed at least 12 people and buried 20 homes of tea plantation workers in southern India. Some 12 people have been rescued, police officer Eldhose Madhai said on Friday.

Violent clashes between protesters and police in Portland have raised tensions in the city days after an agreement between Oregon state and federal officials appeared to bring calm.

A “truly evil” former warehouse packer has been jailed for life in England for raping and murdering a “caring” would-be classroom assistant and friend who had longed to teach.

Recovery packages targeting low-carbon energy and energy efficiency and not giving bailouts for fossil fuels could “mean the difference between success and failure” on avoiding dangerous climate change.

It is thought that the hell ant lineage, along with their killer predatory features, disappeared during an extinction event around 65 million years ago

A man has described the moment Tuesday’s explosion in Beirut hit his family home as “the most terrifying experience of my life”.

A total of 235 migrants crossed the Channel by boat on Thursday, setting a new record high for crossings in a single day. Border Force cutter Seeker and patrol boats Speedwell and Hunter intercepted 17 vessels, one of which was carrying 26 people.

Rescue teams were still searching the rubble of Beirut’s port for bodies, nearly three days after a massive explosion sent a wave of destruction through Lebanon’s capital, killing nearly 150 people and wounding thousands.

British police had found that Boris Johnson's aide may have travelled to the North East, including a visit to Barnard Castle, with his family earlier in April.

Leader Kim Jong Un visited parts of southern North Korea where days of torrential rains have flooded hundreds of houses and vast areas of agricultural land, state media reported. It is rare for Mr Kim to visit a flood-stricken site.

The nonpartisan Commission on Presidential Debates has rejected a request from the Trump campaign to either add an additional general election debate or move up the calendar for the contests.

A total of 235 migrants crossed the Channel by boat on Thursday, setting a new record high for crossings in a single day. UK Border Force cutter Seeker and patrol boats Speedwell and Hunter intercepted 17 vessels, one of which was carrying 26 people.

Former UK Labour MP Eric Joyce is due to appear in court to be sentenced for making an indecent image of a child.

India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as authorities reported more than two million cases.

Donald Trump was visiting washing machine manufacturer Whirlpool in Ohio when he bungled the pronunciation of Thailand.

A nine-year-old Florida boy is being hailed a hero for pulling his father from the water after the man fractured his neck in a diving accident in Florida. Asaih Williams said he always plays a game in his head when he is diving with someone.

Sri Lanka’s powerful Rajapaksa brothers secured a landslide victory in the parliamentary election, giving them nearly the two-thirds majority of seats required to make constitutional changes, according to results.

President Donald Trump has launched a deeply personal attack on rival Joe Biden, even questioning without foundation the former vice president’s faith in God.

A British citizen living in Beirut said his family “feared he was dead” following Tuesday’s explosion. Andy Kemp, 58, spoke of the emotional moment his son discovered he was still alive after the blast “turned his office upside down”.

Sixteen employees at Beirut’s port have been detained over the explosion that killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands, according to reports.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has tested positive for coronavirus, just ahead of a planned meeting with President Donald Trump.

New York’s attorney general has sued the National Rifle Association (NRA), seeking to put the gun advocacy organisation out of business.

Twitter is to begin adding labels to the accounts of government officials and state-affiliated media groups to provide more context on who the account represents.

The iridescent blue colour of the fruit produced by Viburnum tinus, an evergreen shrub widespread across the UK, is down to the fat that lines the cell walls of the outer skin, according to scientists.

An ancient reptile which stands out because of its long, giraffe-like neck may have lived in the ocean, and not on land, scientists have said.

Here are the latest weekly rates of new cases of Covid-19 for every local authority area in Scotland. The figures, for the seven days to August 5, are based on tests carried out in NHS laboratories and by commercial partners.

An HGV driver who killed a schoolboy and a mother-of-two in a motorway collision “unleashed a 19. 2-tonne battering ram” when he used his mobile phone at the wheel, a court has heard.

Former Tory MP Charlie Elphicke had the whip removed in November 2017 when sexual assault allegations first surfaced against him.

British television presenter Caroline Flack hanged herself at home after discovering she was definitely going to be prosecuted for assaulting her boyfriend and feared press intrusion, a coroner in England has ruled.

The prisoner was jailed for life for murdering a man by hitting him with a Ford Fiesta and deliberately driving over him again.

Comments at his swearing-in ceremony echoed one of his key campaign messages, which depicted LGBT rights as a threat to Polish families.

More than 18,000 people complained to the BBC over a news report which contained a racist term, according to figures from the British broadcaster.

The mother of tragic British television star Caroline Flack said police and prosecutors there “had it in for” her daughter, accusing them of taking the former Love Island host to court due to her “celebrity status”.

The Zoom link had been sent to seven people connected to Mr Gubarev, including his wife and daughter in Cyprus, the mother of one of his business associates in Russia, and lawyers he used in the United States.

Lebanese officials targeted in the investigation into the massive blast that tore through Beirut have sought to shift blame for the presence of explosives at the city’s port.

The mother of British television star Caroline Flack has accused a senior British police officer of prosecuting her daughter because of her celebrity status.

The new Covid-19 cases take the Scottish total to 18,847 and mark the highest single day rise for more than two months.

It seems there can be hope in hell. Beirut resident Hoda Melki has tweeted footage of her mother playing Auld Lang Syne on the piano amid the debris of her home after Tuesday's explosion in the city.

Caroline Flack struck her boyfriend with her phone while he slept because he thought he was cheating on her, the tragic television star’s inquest has heard.

Contact tracing is continuing in the city of Aberdeen amid a coronavirus outbreak which caused lockdown measures to be reintroduced.

The UK's Metropolitan Police appealed the country's Crown Prosecution Service’s (CPS) decision to hand British television star Caroline Flack a caution for assaulting her boyfriend because a senior officer believed the Love Island host had not ...