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 ...
Brexit: EU ‘united’ on deal as Theresa May asks for talks
The EU is "united" over the negotiated Brexit deal, the bloc's chief negotiator Michel Bar...
Huawei: China calls US charges ‘immoral’ as markets slide
China has blasted the US government’s indictments against Huawei as “unfair and immora...
Venezuela crisis: White House ‘will respond to threats against diplomats’
The US has warned Venezuela that any threats against American diplomats or opposition lead...
Brumadinho: Thousands told to evacuate over second Brazil dam risk
Authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate from a dam at risk of giving way in south-e...
Brumadinho dam collapse: ‘Little hope’ of finding missing in Brazil
About 300 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Bra...
Gunman kills five people in bank in Sebring, Florida
A gunman has killed five people at a bank in Florida, police say. They say officers res...
Russian rescue amid deadly blaze on two cargo ships off Crimea
At least 11 people have died in a fire involving two Tanzanian-flagged cargo vessels in th...
China economy: Fourth quarter growth slips to 6.4%
China's economy continued to slow in the last quarter of 2018, official figures showed, st...
‘About 170 migrants dead’ in Mediterranean shipwrecks
About 170 people are feared to have died in two separate Mediterranean shipwrecks, the UNHC...
US partial government shutdown becomes longest on record
The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest on record, with still no ...
Pittsburgh shooting: Multiple casualties at Squirrel Hill synagogue
BBC News Eleven people have been killed, officials say, in a gun attack on a synagogue ...
Migrant caravan: Girl dies in custody after crossing Mexico-US border
The Guatemalan girl, who arrived in the US last week as part of a group of migrants, died ...
US mail bombs: Cesar Sayoc charged after campaign against Trump critic...
BBC News A 56-year-old man has been arrested in Florida in connection with a mail-bombing...
Obama Praises Colombia’s Peace Efforts With Rebels and Seeks Big Aid Increase
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebra...
US shutdown: Trump renews national emergency threat over wall
US President Donald Trump has renewed a threat to declare a national emergency to fund the construction of a wall on the Mexican b...
Mount Etna erupts in Sicily amid dozens of tremors
Europe's most active volcano, Mount Etna in Sicily, erupted on Monday, with officials reporting more than 130 earthquakes of up to...
Gray urges Toulouse to usurp Leinster in battle of Champions Cup royalty
In a battle between the two most successful sides in Champions Cup history Toulouse must not be too loose. French rugby’s aristocr...
Putin threatens arms race if US dumps nuclear treaty
Vladimir Putin has threatened that Russia will develop new missiles banned by the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty if the US ...
Storm Pabuk: Tourists flee Thailand after weather warnings
Thousands of tourists and residents have reportedly fled islands off Thailand's south-east coast to escape an approaching trop...
Ethics committee raises alarm over ‘predictive policing’ tool
Australia deports French man who was found with extremist propaganda
