Global sea levels could rise by more than double the current best estimate, according to a new analysis...

Rights group Amnesty International has accused Qatar of using forced labour at a flagship World Cup 2022...

Myanmar's new president is due to be sworn in, the first elected civilian leader in more than 50...

Bernie Sanders has won two more US states in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, as...

US presidential candidate Donald Trump has won over large blocs of religious voters, but one group of...

Belgian police have issued a wanted notice for a suspect after bomb attacks at Brussels' main airport...

Aung San Suu Kyi, whose party won historic elections in Myanmar, has been given a place in the new cabinet....

The nationalities of those killed and the 43 people injured have not been confirmed, nor has the cause...

A suicide bomb attack at a busy shopping area in the Turkish city of Istanbul has killed at least four...

An explosion at a major tourist shopping area in the Turkish city of Istanbul has injured a number of...

Donald Trump winning the US presidency is considered one of the top 10 risks facing the world, according...

Denmark is the world's happiest country while Burundi is the least happy, according to a new survey....

US President Barack Obama has issued an executive order imposing new sanctions on North Korea, after...

The names of three of the Paris attackers appear in files leaked from the Islamic State militant group,...

Presidential hopeful Marco Rubio has his last chance to make an impact in a Republican debate before...

North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, South Korea's military has...

Donald Trump continued his march towards the Republican Party nomination in the US by taking three more...

Millions of people across Indonesia and the Pacific have experienced a total solar eclipse, with parts...

Sponsors have moved quickly to distance themselves from Maria Sharapova after the five-time Grand Slam...

Women have seen only "marginal improvements" in the world of work in the past 20 years, according...

Senior Republicans are speaking out against front-runner Donald Trump after his seven-state victory in...