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What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) - may have been reached in Death Va...

A cook has gone on trial in Cologne accused of sexually abusing his baby daughter, in Germany's biggest post-war paedoph...

Spain's former king Juan Carlos has been living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since 3 August, the Spanish royal pala...

Tens of thousands of opponents of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko have gathered in Minsk to protest against di...

There is a sense of euphoria on the streets in Belarus. Thousands of people gather in the capital Minsk to voice their o...

A Japanese bulk carrier that has leaked hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil off the Mauritius coast has broken apart, authori...

A 13-year-old girl has been raped and murdered in India. Her body was found in a sugarcane field in northern Uttar Prades...

Thousands of people have attended the funeral of a man who died during recent protests against the disputed presidential...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has signed a new defence agreement with Poland that will see American troops redeploye...

A restaurant in central China has apologised for encouraging diners to weigh themselves and then order food accordingly....

Israel and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to normalise relations, US President Donald Trump has announced. A joint ...

Women have formed human chains in Belarus to condemn a crackdown on protests as demonstrations over the disputed electio...

The Spanish region of Galicia has effectively banned smoking in public places over concerns it increases the risk of Cov...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris have attacked "whining" President Donald Trum...

France is deploying two Rafale fighter jets and a naval frigate in the eastern Mediterranean because of tensions between...

A number of Beirut port officials are being placed under house arrest pending an investigation into Tuesday's huge explo...

Merdan Ghappar was used to posing for the camera. As a model for the massive Chinese online retailer Taobao, the 31-year...

Sweden, which avoided a lockdown during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, saw its economy shrink 8.6% in the April-to...

A large blast has hit the Lebanese capital, Beirut, causing widespread damage and injuring many people, officials say. It...

There is intense speculation in the Spanish media about the whereabouts of embattled ex-King Juan Carlos, after his shoc...