A volcanic eruption on the island of La Palma that began in September has officially ended, authorities on the island have declared.The announcement was made on Christmas Day after authorities on the Canary Island...
A $10bn (?7.5bn) space telescope has left Earth on a mission to give humankind its first glimpse of the infant universe.The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which is the world's most powerful, set off...
A South African minister has called for a US auction house to cancel the sale of a key to the Robben Island prison cell, where Nelson Mandela was jailed.The key is among several pieces...
A policeman has killed four fellow officers and injured three others in a shooting at a police station in Sri Lanka.The incident took place in the former war zone of Thirukkovil in eastern Sri...
A White House Christmas event took an awkward turn on Friday when a caller dropped a vulgar anti-Biden slogan into a conversation with the US president.
A maskless Pope Francis has urged people to look "beyond all the lights and decorations" this festive season.Celebrating Christmas Eve Mass at St Peter's Basilica in Rome, the 85-year-old pontiff was the only one...
