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The ritual involves young girls having their breasts beaten, burnt and massaged in order to stop them developing.

Busy stations including Waterloo, King's Cross and London Bridge among the most threatened, unpublished review states Eighty-five sites on the London Underground are at high and rising risk of flooding, according to a re...

HONOLULU -- Three men who had been missing for three days were rescued from a deserted Pacific island after a U.S. Navy plane spotted the word “help” spelled out in palm leaves on the beach, officials said Saturday. ...

A U.S. defense official told Fox News Saturday that a U.S. Navy Lieutenant commander assigned to a maritime reconnaissance squadron has been charged with espionage.

The decision to include former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a widening investigation into money laundering was made after a financier gave lengthy testimony on Friday, according the state news agency.

Ukraine's embattled prime minister says he is resigning, opening the way for the formation of a new government to end a drawn-out political crisis.

Report said JBS, world's largest meat processor, was behind Google advertisement calling anti-slavery activist Leonardo Sakamoto a liar JBS, the world's largest meat-processing company, has denied organising a Google adv...

Call comes as it emerges that Britain has given £400m in aid to 18 countries regarded as tax havens, including Panama The UK crime agency is demanding quicker access to the corporate records of secretive offshore compan...

The new tower will be "a notch" taller than the world's tallest skyscraper, Burj Khalifa, developer says.

A magnitude 6.6 earthquake centred in Afghanistan shakes major cities across south-west Asia.

Saudi Arabia's king has addressed the Egyptian parliament on the fourth day of a landmark visit that saw the oil-rich kingdom pledge billions of dollars in investment and aid to Egypt. …

Pressure is mounting on the prime minister, as he becomes the first serving leader to publish his tax returns.

Latest update is expected to reprise warnings about risks from a slowdown in emerging markets, China's downturn and lower commodity prices The International Monetary Fund will sound a fresh alarm over the state of the gl...

At least 200 others were injured

Paper paints a depressing picture of what the nation, and the world, could face in the event of a Trump presidency The editorial board of The Boston Globe has printed a fake front page featuring Donald Trump as president...

Mr. Hamilton, whose works often skewered the rich and powerful, died in a crash in Lexington, Ky., on Friday.

An all-out strike by junior doctors will "irreparably damage" trust and the reputation of the profession, NHS England's medical director says.

International human rights groups applaud release of imprisoned activists - including a group of students - by Aung San Suu Kyi's administration Myanmar authorities have dropped charges against nearly 200 political activ...

Both of the escapees were considered dangerous.

A relative of one of the Brussels bombing suspects says her nephew "just disappeared" and later told his family that he had left to join the so-called Islamic State.

Shortages prompt island's main brewer to consider opening a new plant and importing beer from outside the country to keep pace with growing demand The ubiquitous fridges that dispense beer in Cuba's bars, cafes and petro...

Home Office granted powers to snoop on detention centre refugees three years ago by amendment to 20-year-old Police Act Immigration officials have been permitted to hack the phones of refugees and asylum seekers, includi...