The University of California at Berkeley has cancelled a talk by the editor of the right-wing Breitbart News website, Milo Yiannopoulos, after student protests against his visit. Mr Yiannopoulos is...
Many people would celebrate turning 100 with a slice of cake and a glass of fizz - but Dame Vera Lynn is doing it by releasing a new album. She's breaking her own record in the process, having last...
An armed group attacked a U. N. technical team working along the border between Nigeria and Cameroon, killing five people and wounding several, the United Nations Office for West Africa said on...
Australia's prime minister has revealed he donated A$1.75m (£1m; $1.3m) towards his re-election campaign in 2016. Malcolm Turnbull, a former investment banker, made his contribution in the final...
Jordan has joined Swansea in a swap deal with Neil Taylor who moves to Villa. Aston Villa bid Jordan Ayew farewell after joining Swansea City English Championship side Aston Villa have bid farewell...
A deadly dawn raid on the al Qaeda militant group in southern Yemen earlier this week "likely killed" civilians and could include children, the U. S. military said on Wednesday. Trump travelled to...
A US court has put Facebook on the hook for $500m (£395m) in damages over claims it unlawfully used another firm's virtual reality technology. The jury found Oculus, which Facebook bought in 2014,...
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has stormed out of a television interview, refusing to answer a question from the BBC. United were held to a scoreless draw by Hull City, missing a chance to...
The Romanian capital, Bucharest, has seen one of its largest ever anti-government protests after a decree was passed that could free dozens of officials jailed for corruption. A crowd of at least...
A Zimbabwean pastor who criticised his government has been detained after flying back to the country. Evan Mawarire, who left the country last year in fear for his life, was arrested at Harare...
Wellesley College announced Wednesday that it has chosen one of its most esteemed graduates, Hillary Clinton, to give this year’s commencement address in May. “Secretary Clinton has changed the...
Mary Tyler Moore's husband of 33 years, Dr. S. Robert Levine, can't imagine life without "that smile." "I can't believe she is gone," Levine told People magazine. "Mary was my life, my light, my...
MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. They backed the government's European Union Bill, supported by the Labour leadership, by 498 votes to...
Congo's main opposition leader, Etienne Tshisekedi, one of the country's most important advocates of democracy, has died in Brussels aged 84, diplomatic sources said on Wednesday. Tshisekedi stood up...
Rapper Jay Z and singer Beyonce with daughter Blue Ivy Carter in 2014 Ring the alarm: Queen Bey is having twins. The superstar singer posted a photo with her baby bump on Instagram Wednesday,...
Sprinting great Usain Bolt is refusing to dwell on the disappointment of losing his Beijing Olympics 4x100 meters gold medal after his Jamaican team mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned...
There have been scuffles between Israeli protesters and police seeking to evacuate an unauthorised settlement outpost in the occupied West Bank. Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that Amona must be...
Satellite broadcaster Sky has secured a last-minute deal to keep 12 Discovery channels on its television service. The US broadcaster behind channels such as Eurosport and TLC had threatened to remove...
President Donald Trump tweeted Wednesday that debate about what to call his executive order preventing travelers from seven majority Muslim countries and temporarily barring refugees are irrelevant....
Zimbabwe’s ruling Zanu-PF party has started fundraising for President Robert Mugabe's 93rd birthday celebrations later this month. The birthday organisers say they want 150 head of cattle to feed...