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‘Apple-Shaped’ Body Could Raise Risk of Diabetes

People who are genetically predisposed to storing belly fat, or having an apple-shaped body type, could face a higher...

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Intense Cyclone Barrels Towards Mozambique

A powerful cyclone is set to slam into the southern coast of Mozambique in the early hours of Thursday, bringing...

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Jury Convicts Man Over NY Child’s Murder In 1979

A New York jury on Tuesday convicted a man of the kidnapping and murder of a six-year-old boy in Manhattan almost 40...

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Catherine II Steals Show At Israeli Diamond Fair

A replica of Russian Queen Catherine the Great's imperial crown stole the show at this week's Israeli diamond market in...

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Valentine’s Day Returns To Iraq’s IS-Free East Mosul

Valentine's Day returned Tuesday to the eastern sector of the Iraqi city of Mosul from where the Islamic State group...

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Brady Fine With Team-Mates Skipping White House Visit

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady said Tuesday he had no problem with team-mates choosing to skip a likely...

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Lebanon PM Stands Firm On Assad ‘crimes’

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said Monday he stood firm against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's "crimes", at...

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Trump Faces Calls For Probe After Aide Ousted Over Russia Talks

Donald Trump's young presidency was plunged into deep crisis Tuesday as the forced departure of a key national security...

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Wrestling Magnate Confirmed To Head US Small Business Admin

The US Senate on Tuesday easily confirmed billionaire professional wrestling tycoon Linda McMahon to head the Small...

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German Shepherd In Rare Bid For Westminster’s Top Prize

A German Shepherd named Rumor will attempt Tuesday night to claim the crown at the Westminster Dog Show for just the...

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British Police Make Two Arrests In Pakistan Fixing Probe

British police said Tuesday they had made two arrests in connection with bribery offences as part of an investigation...

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Seven Killed In Indian Kashmir Gunbattles

Three soldiers and four suspected militants were killed in separate gunbattles in Indian-administered Kashmir on...

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Saudi’s First Comic-Con Fest Set To Wow

Superheroes from Hollywood's Marvel studios are among the characters set to wow thousands of curious Saudis at the...

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El Nino Gobbled Up California’s Beaches

Last year's unusually potent El Nino produced monster waves that carved away record-breaking swathes of the US West...

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Thousands In Iraq Pay Homage To Victims of Baghdad Protest

Thousands of Iraqis, mostly supporters of prominent cleric Moqtada Sadr, gathered in Baghdad Tuesday to pay their...

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Gambia Welcomes British FM For First Time Since Independence

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who in the past sparked fury over comments about Africans, arrives in The...

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Amazon Launches Videoconferencing For Cloud Customers

US online giant Amazon on Tuesday announced the launch of a "unified communications service" which offers video and...

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Saudi Royals Host Erdogan Ahead of Syria Talks

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Saudi Arabia's top leadership on Tuesday during a visit to further...

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Fed’s Yellen Says Fiscal Policy Adds ‘uncertainty’ To Outlook

Possible changes in fiscal policy by US President Donald Trump are among the factors adding "uncertainty" to the...