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The former BBC Radio 2 host will lead the line-up on Scala Radio.

A new treaty between two of Europe's closest friends - but why now, and what's in it?

Bolivian authorities say a bus rolled over on a mountain road in the southern part of the Andean country, then tumbled 100 meters (330 feet) into a ravine, killing at …

In a very unusual move, military issues a statement about attack and warns Syrian forces not to retaliate Israel's military has said it struck Iranian Quds targets inside Syria and warned Syrian forces not to attack Isra...

Passengers on board a United Airlines flight were left trapped on the tarmac in Canada for more than 15 hours on Saturday. Flight 179 left Newark, New Jersey, and headed to Hong Kong with 250 passengers and 15 crew on bo...

Defence giant BAE Systems sells majority stake in tank and armoured vehicle business to Rheinmetall.

The IMF cut its forecast for global growth this year to 3.5 percent

British Prime Minister Theresa May will try to break the deadlock over her Brexit plans on Monday by setting out proposals in parliament that are expected to focus on winning more concessions from the European Union.

Sweden's foreign minister said Monday she hopes talks between American, South Korean and North Korean diplomats her country is hosting "will serve as a good preparation for an upcoming summit" …

Online videos showed military men saying they wouldn't recognize the government.

Officer Sean Tuder of the Mobile Police Department was killed in the line of duty while executing an arrest warrant late Sunday afternoon.

The Taliban killed more than 100 members of the Afghan security forces inside a military compound in central Maidan Wardak province on Monday, a senior defense official said.

President Donald Trump, one month into the federal government shutdown,took to Twitter to thank federal employees who are working without pay.        

Poetry by Clarence Major: "As a dishwasher / in a restaurant / I lasted only three hours."

Calamitous weather events and warnings from scientists that the planet is warming faster than previously believed are causing alarm. Global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, describes the shifts needed to keep global w...

Trade war and sluggish domestic consumer demand hurt growth.

Israel confirmed early Monday that its military attacked Iranian targets in Syria, in a rare statement on such an operation.

New Orleans coach Sean Payton said the NFL's league office told him referees had blown a call in Sunday's National Football Conference (NFC) championship game that cost the Saints a trip to the Super Bowl.

Most of the world's population lives near venomous snakes - but some are at greater risk than others.

A standoff over funding for the US president's promised border wall has led to a shutdown. What's going on?

The partial closure of government is hurting the economy to the tune of $1.2 billion a week -- and the tab grows the longer it lasts

British Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Monday to be more open with parliament in negotiating the future relationship with the European Union and to ease the concerns of lawmakers over the divorce deal to win thei...