Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case
BBC News : Former Belgian King Albert II has submitted a DNA sample to avoid fines of €5,000 (£4,370) a day over claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. The 84-year-old, who has been fighting the paternity claim of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, 51, for over a decade, provided a ...
US shutdown talks stall ahead of deadline
Talks between congressional Republicans and Democrats aimed at averting another US governm...
Finland basic income trial left people ‘happier but jobless’
Giving jobless people in Finland a basic income for two years did not lead them to find wor...
Jeff Bezos: Amazon boss accuses National Enquirer of blackmail
The world's richest man, Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, has accused the National Enquirer'...
Bafta: Queen director Singer suspended from nomination
Bohemian Rhapsody director Bryan Singer has been removed from his film's Bafta Awards nomi...
José Mourinho Spain tax fraud settled in multi-million deal
Ex-Manchester United boss José Mourinho has agreed a prison term in Spain for tax fraud bu...
Iraq angered by Trump idea to watch Iran from US base
Iraq's President Barham Saleh has rebuked Donald Trump over his comments that he wanted to...
Australia weather: Townsville warned as floodgates open
Officials in the Australian city of Townsville are deliberately flooding several neighbour...
INF nuclear treaty: Russia follows US in suspending pact
Russia has suspended its involvement in the Cold War-era Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces...
Polar vortex death toll rises to 21 as US cold snap continues
At least 21 people have died in one of the worst cold snaps to hit the US Midwest in decade...
Polar vortex claims eight lives as US cold snap continues
At least eight people have died in the US Midwest as the region shivers in the grip of its ...
5 Czechs Who Were Missing in Lebanon Arrive Home
PRAGUE — Five Czechs who had been missing in Lebanon since July and presumed kidnapped arr...
Motörhead frontman Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister dies at 70
Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, frontman of the British heavy metal band Motörhead, has died at ...
Toxic Loans Around the World Weigh on Global Growth
Beneath the surface of the global financial system lurks a multitrillion-dollar problem that...
Venezuela: Thousands join rival rallies as power cuts continue
Rival demonstrations are taking place in Venezuela in response to calls by opposition leader Juan Guaidó and President Nicolás M...
Man walks 25 miles to get help after pregnant woman becomes trapped in floodwaters
A man walked 25 miles to get help after his car, with a heavily pregnant woman inside, got stranded by floods in a remote part of Aus...
Scottish independence: UK government ‘will not grant indyref2 consent’
Theresa May's deputy has said the Scottish Parliament will not be given the power to hold an independence referendum by 2021. Cab...
Secret tape increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice minister released new documents relating to ...
Russia ‘paved way for Ukraine ship seizures with fake news drive’
The Kremlin launched a year-long disinformation campaign to soften up public opinion before its recent seizure of three Ukrainian s...
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
As Kim Jong-un arrived at the Vladivostok railway station on Wednesday, white-gloved attendants ran alongside his armoured train, ...
Sparks fly at Clinton, Sanders debate over who is more progressive
Kashmir attack: Bomb kills 40 Indian paramilitary police in convoy
