Polio cases are rising ahead of a new vaccination campaign in Pakistan, where violence targeting health workers and the police protecting them has hampered years of efforts toward making the country ...

Gunmen have fatally shot at least seven people working on a strategic tunnel project in Indian-controlled Kashmir and injured at least five others, officials said.

More than 100 flood warnings remained in place across the UK on Monday after Storm Ashley made its presence felt. A yellow weather alert for wind, issued by the Met Office, was in place until 9am on ...

Hurricane Oscar has weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall on Sunday in eastern Cuba. The US National Hurricane Center said Oscar made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane on Sunday evening.

Senator Lidia Thorpe waited until the end of a landmark speech Charles gave in the capital Canberra to verbally attack the King.

More than 20 spice products have been recalled over fears they may contain peanuts not mentioned on the label, the Food ...

Charities and watchdogs have warned that released prisoners often end up homeless and this can increase the risk of them reoffending. The Justice Secretary said homeless prisoners who are released ...

Schools in the constituency of First Minister John Swinney will be closed this week due to ongoing strike action. Trade union Unison called the action targeting Mr Swinney’s seat over the next two ...

NHS staff and patients will have until the end of the year to submit their views, with the plan expected to be published next spring.

The Financial Times front page reports businesses and households in major economies are struggling to bounce back from an era of high inflation, impacting growth prospects. Just published: front page ...

In early October, Moldovan law enforcement said it had uncovered a massive vote-buying scheme orchestrated by Ilan Shor, an exiled pro-Russia oligarch who currently resides in Russia, which paid 15 ...

The material commonly used in vaginal mesh implants starts to degrade within 60 days of being implanted in the pelvis, according to a new study. Researchers also found particles of polypropylene, a ...