A powerful storm dubbed a "bomb cyclone" has caused mudslides and flooding in Northern California.Flooding was reported across the San Francisco Bay Area, with heavy winds pulling down power poles and leaving tens of...

The head of the world's largest oil firm has rejected suggestions that oil will be fully phased out and said that it would be a mistake to "demonise" the hydrocarbon industry.In an exclusive interview...

Britain is "fully cooperating" with an investigation into the murder of a Kenyan woman whose body was found in a septic tank close to a UK army camp, a top diplomat has said.High Commissioner...

A banner unfurled by Crystal Palace fans ahead of Saturday's draw with Newcastle, protesting the recent Saudi-led takeover of the Tyneside club is being investigated by police.The graphic sign, held up at Selhurst Park,...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 has struck Taiwan, the country's weather bureau has said.It had a depth of 41.5 miles (66.8km) and could be felt across northern and eastern parts of the...

UK officials have described the latest talks with the EU over the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol as "constructive", as a Brussels delegation prepares to travel to London on Tuesday.Measures recently proposed by the EU...

An Ecuadorian Olympic sprint star who became a national hero at London 2012 has been fatally shot in his home city of Guayanquil, police say.Alex Quinonez, 32, reached the finals of the 200m nine...

A notorious Colombian drug kingpin has been arrested in what has been described as the biggest blow to the country's trafficking network since the death of Pablo Escobar.Dairo Antonio Usuga, known as Otoniel, was...