Pakistan's government has a formal meeting with a Taliban-nominated team in Islamabad, officials say. The talks are aimed at charting…
An international team of scientists have created a bionic hand which allows the amputee to feel lifelike sensations from their…
The US Department of Homeland Security has warned airlines with direct flights to Russia that explosives hidden in toothpaste tubes…
North Korea has warned South Korea it will cancel family reunions, a day after agreeing to hold them. A top…
Turkey’s parliament has approved a bill that would tighten government controls over the internet. The new law will allow Turkey's…
Steve Coogan and Philomena Lee, whose story inspired the Oscar-nominated film Philomena, have met Pope Francis in Rome. Steve Coogan,…
The UN watchdog for children's rights denounced the Holy See for adopting policies which allowed priests to abuse thousands of…
Power supplies and transport have been disrupted after south-west England and south Wales were hit by a powerful storm. Engineers…
Seventeen miners have been trapped underground after a fire at Doornkop mine west of Johannesburg, South Africa. Rescue workers are…
Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $1.25 billion to settle a lawsuit over the sale of mortgage-backed securities. The money…