Flooding caused by continuous rainfall has killed at least 32 people in Nepal’s capital and another 12 are missing. Rains have been pounding Kathmandu since Friday night and are expected to continue ...

Western governments have pushed for a ceasefire, warning that the situation in Lebanon could descend into a regional war.

The blast on Friday triggered a fire that tore through the site, including a cafeteria, on the outskirts of the regional capital, Makhachkala, Russia’s emergencies ministry said. Two children were ...

The King marked the 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament with an address to the chamber. Here is the speech in full: Presiding Officer, First Minister, Members of the Scottish Parliament, ...

Pope Francis has promised to “offer all the help we can” to victims of clergy sexual abuse after people in Belgium told him ...

The King has warned of the dangers of climate change as he marked the “important” 25th anniversary of the Scottish Parliament. Charles addressed the chamber during a visit to Holyrood with the Queen ...

Two consecutive Russian attacks on a medical centre in the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Sumy have killed at least nine people. The first strike killed one person and Russia attacked again while ...

Weather warnings have been issued as strong winds and heavy rain are on the way to the UK – days after some areas were hit by flooding.

(Image: Newsquest) An ex-miner from New Cumnock refused to sting a market trader when he picked up a rare mining lamp in 2009. Matt Burns, 70, saw the Davy Lamp on a junk stall at Fleetwood Market, on ...

Ri Ri and Shin Shin made their final public appearance at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo on Saturday before returning to China for medical ...

Ed Watson, a medical student at the University of Bristol, cycled around 100km every day for 32 days to complete the ...

The four remaining leadership candidates have already begun setting out their stalls ahead of the Conservatives’ conference in Birmingham.