More than 800 firefighters were still tackling the blaze at Wang Fuk Court this morning....
The alleged gunman in the Washington shooting is an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021....
A year on from a ceasefire in Lebanon, Israel is continuing attacks on what it says are Hezbollah's efforts to recover from their war....
Two National Guards soldiers were shot and critically wounded on Wednesday....
Trump says he will stop all payments and subsidies to South Africa effective immediately....
Efforts to control the blaze are continuing as locals wait for news of missing loved ones....
At least 279 people were still unaccounted for, with several dozen hospitalised....
US President Donald Trump raged on Wednesday at a New York Times report that focused on his age and growing signs of fatigue, insisting that he is full of energy and calling the woman author of the ar...
The state charges were part of the last remaining criminal case against the US president stemming from the 2020 election....
At least 13 people have been killed in the huge blaze, but what caused it is still unclear....
Israel’s military on Wednesday launched a new operation against Palestinian armed groups in the occupied West Bank, where a local governor told AFP that Israeli forces had raided several towns....
The Trump administration seems serious about reaching a deal despite all the apparent chaos around its efforts....
The former French president will have to serve a six-month term with an electronic bracelet, plus another six months suspended....
Russia has seen the latest copy of a draft US plan to end the Ukraine war and views some of it positively, but wants a discussion about the other parts, the Kremlin said on Wednesday....
The victim was reading her phone while riding on a train when the man allegedly doused her with gasoline, according to prosecutors....
The European Commission chief said the EU would stand with Ukraine and support it "in every way"....
Pictures show the flames spreading on bamboo scaffolding on the outside of the high-rise buildings in the Tai Po district....
The US president said he had not heard the audio, but that it sounded like "standard" negotiations....
Proposals from the North American region, such as the acceptance of same-sex marriage, have sharply divided the Church....
United States (US) President Donald Trump spoke to reporters on board Air Force One....
British entrepreneur Richard Branson paid tribute to his wife Joan Templeman shortly after announcing her death, saying "life will never be the same without her"....
The search for the next Secretary-General of the UN launched Tuesday, as member states were invited to send nominations to replace Antonio Guterres for the term starting in 2027....
Lawmakers in the United States have approved a bill to release government documents related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, clearing the way for making the files public....
They argue the law - which will block users under 16 from having social media accounts - is unconstitutional....
Mohammed Ibrahim, 16, from Florida, was detained by Israeli soldiers while on holiday in the occupied West Bank....
Son of the late conservationist Steve Irwin, Robert was a fan favourite this season....
The deadly floods have affected 2 million people, the majority of whom are still cut off from help....
Being a famous singer can lower your life as much as occasionally smoking cigarettes....
The man is alleged to have stolen coins from parking meters in the German town of Kempten, police said....
Non-residents will soon have to pay a higher price to enter 11 of the United States' most popular parks....
Hakyung Lee killed her two kids and hid their bodies in suitcases months after her husband died of cancer....
The gender-motivated murder of a woman will now be covered by a distinct clause in Italian law - punishable by a life sentence....
The Supreme Court says the former leader has exhausted his appeals and will start his prison term at a police station in Brasilia....
Zeynab Javadli's ex-husband has lodged a criminal complaint with Dubai police, accusing her of kidnapping their three daughters....
The remains will be transferred to Israeli forces, who will take them to Israel's forensic medicine institute for identification....
Two men and two women from Paris are the latest to be questioned as part of the ongoing investigation....
The ruling covers the case of a Polish couple who married in Berlin but Polish authorities refused to recognise their marriage....
The general manager of a Buddhist temple was startled to see her "opening her eyes" as the coffin opened, AP news agency says....
The ash cloud is moving towards China and is expected to clear Indian skies this afternoon....
The medical examiner's office says no details about the 15-year-old's death can be released or posted on its website....
The French president insisted the plan was "not at all" to send young people to Ukraine....
The trial in Dresden comes shortly after the US designated the Antifa Ost group as a terrorist organisation....
Airlines are told to resume flights to Venezuela within 48 hours or risk losing their clearance to fly there....
President Emmanuel Macron says the plan needs upgrading to make it acceptable for Ukraine and Europe...
Lee became a beloved household name for his famous roles in films and on TV for nearly 70 years....
Kelly responded that attempts "to intimidate me and other members of Congress" would not work....
More than 14,000 students on study visas sought asylum this year to June 2025 according to Home Office figures....
President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the prosecution of Comey and James, declaring them "guilty as hell"....
Hundreds of Palestinians were killed while seeking food amid chaotic scenes near GHF's sites....
The two leaders discussed trade, Ukraine and Taiwan in their first phone call since meeting in South Korea last month....
The attacks hit several residential buildings in Kyiv and killed two people, while Russia's Rostov region reported three deaths....
A new study finds patients who listen to music during surgery wake faster and need fewer painkillers....
Three days of industrial action are set to affect public services and transport across the country....
Morgan Geyser who stabbed a classmate nearly to death in 2014 to please online character Slender Man was caught at a truck stop....
A Christian group has announced that at least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have fled from their captors....
At just 14 he became nationally famous for the song "Hurricane Hattie," which he wrote....
Nigerian authorities announced on Monday the country had strengthened its “security partnership” with the United States, while again rejecting accusations of targeted persecution against Christians in...
Talks in Geneva between US and Ukrainian officals have ended with "progress" made - but sticking points remain....
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Russia must “come to the table” for negotiations on ending the Ukraine war as his government welcomed progress following talks in Geneva....
Pauline Hanson donned a black burka as she sought to push for a ban on the garment....
This has been pledged by European Council President Antonio Costa ....
The musician was known for hits like You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now....
Israel’s military announced the dismissal of three generals and disciplinary actions against several other senior officers over their failure to prevent the October 2023 assault by Hamas, the deadlies...
US President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency has disbanded with eight months left to its mandate, ending an initiative launched with fanfare as a symbol of Trump’s pledge to slash t...
Turkey will host next year’s COP31 summit in the city of Antalya, ending a long standoff with Australia over the location of the top United Nations climate meeting....
Best known for the iconic role of Veeru in the all-time great Sholay, Dharmendra was India's "most handsome actor"....
Skye Gyngell, a former private chef to Nigella Lawson and Madonna, was diagnosed with skin cancer last year....
"Pastor" Kim Nok-wan, 33, ran a cybersex ring that exploited hundreds of victims including minors....
Protesters in Israel demanded an independent commission of inquiry into the Hamas attack of 7 October 2023....
The world-first law aims to reduce the "risks" children face online - but it's received pushback....
Authorities have described the attack as a "foiled terrorist plot", noting that the attackers were gunned down at the gate....
Gunmen attacked a paramilitary force headquarters in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar, police said....
The US and Ukriane said that any eventual deal to halt the war with Russia must fully uphold Ukraine’s sovereignty, after “constructive” talks between US, Ukrainian and European officials in Geneva....
Protests have taken place over the coaches that take visitors up to the world heritage site in Peru....
Israel is allowing more food into Gaza, but aid workers say vital ingredients needed to improve people's diets are still missing....
The top US diplomat says more work is needed to finalise a US-Ukraine deal that will then need Russia's agreement....
Brazil's convicted ex-president blames medication for tempering with his monitor under house arrest....
Trump said on Sunday that Ukraine had not been grateful for American efforts over the war...
Israel said it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff in an air strike on Lebanon’s capital on Sunday, hitting an apartment building in an operation the militant group said crossed a red line....
US President Donald Trump on Sunday accused Ukraine again of lacking “gratitude” for Washington’s support against Russia’s invasion, as top US and Ukrainian representatives met in Geneva for talks on...
Israel has escalated its campaign on targets it says are linked to Hezbollah, raising fears of a resumption of hostilities....
Aonishiki wins the November sumo tournament in Japan and becomes the first person from Ukraine to claim an elite-level sumo championship....
Pope Leo XIV called Sunday for the release of over 300 hostages taken from a Catholic school in one of the largest mass kidnappings in Nigeria....
G20 leaders gathered Sunday in South Africa hailed multilateralism even as they struggled to adapt to a changing world order beset by go-it-alone US policies, wars, and rivalries....
Ramaphosa says the G20 has pledged to extend support to low and middle-income countries...
Ramaphosa closed the Summit with a message of unity and partnership in dealing with global problems....
Ramaphosa affirmed the relevance of the 22-year-old bloc....
President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers G20 Leaders’ Summit Closing Address in Johannesburg....
Macron says the world must not forget that Russia is an aggressor in this war...
The G20 Leaders’ Summit Declaration was officially adopted on Friday....
The actress and singer has not commented on the incident, but appeared visibly shaken by it....
Days of torrential rain leaves vast swathes of the country inundated and facing landslides....
Greene's tenure in Congress may be ending, but her involvement in US political life may not be over....
A group of senators say Secretary of State Marco Rubio told them the draft did not reflect Washington's position. Rubio has distanced himself from those claims....
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine's President had until Thursday to approve the 28-point plan....
Tatiana Schlossberg, 35, says she was diagnosed shortly after giving birth in 2024 and has less than a year to live....
While the US escalates a military threat in nearby waters, Venezuelans say the real enemy of the people is a sharp rise in food prices....
Aishat Baimuradova fled her home last year in the hope of living the way she wanted, but she was then found dead in her rented flat....
The G20 leaders broke with tradition and adopted a declaration at the start of their summit...
Brazil's COP30 presidency pushed through a compromise climate deal on Saturday...