Taiwan parliament approves same-sex marriage

Taiwan's parliament has become the first in Asia to legalise same-sex marriage following a vote on Friday

Three Britons and a South African killed in Dubai air crash

Four people have been killed after a small plane crashed three miles to the south of Dubai International Airport

Trump declares national emergency over IT threats

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer...

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to...

Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion outright in the state, set to be the strictest such US law, even rejecting exemptions for cases of rape...

Alabama lawmakers have passed a bill to outlaw abortion...

Two more bodies found in inquiry into German crossbow deaths

German police probing the deaths of three people shot with crossbow arrows in a...

German police probing the deaths of three people shot with...

WhatsApp discovers 'targeted' surveillance attack

Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software on phones and other...

Hackers were able to remotely install surveillance software...

The actress was known for a number of successful musicals and romantic comedies, including Pillow Talk, and for a singing career which saw her record 29...

The actress was known for a number of successful musicals...

Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso

Gunmen have killed six people including a priest as Mass was being celebrated...

Gunmen have killed six people including a priest as Mass...

Saudi oil tankers show 'significant damage' after sabotage attack

One vessel was bound for the US and comes after warnings that Iran or its...

One vessel was bound for the US and comes after warnings...

Chelsea Manning released after 62-day confinement in jail

Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been released from prison,...

Former US intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning has been...

Church changes rules: Priests and religious who know about abuse are obliged to report it

Pope Francis lays down measures that should be adopted to prevent and fight sexual abuse against minors and vulnerable people

Pope Francis lays down measures that should be adopted to...

Trump says China 'broke the deal' in trade talks

US President Donald Trump said China "broke the deal" in trade talks,...

US President Donald Trump said China "broke the...

A teenager has been killed and seven others injured after two pupils allegedly opened fire in a US school

A teenager has been killed and seven others injured after...

Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar released after over 500 days

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya...

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their...

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It's a boy! Meghan Markle and Prince Harry welcome first child

The birth of the boy, as yet unnamed, was announced by Prince Harry, Duke of...

The birth of the boy, as yet unnamed, was announced by...

Forty-one people were killed after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow

Forty-one people were killed after a Russian plane made an...

Congressman wants US intelligence to release documents on Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud

Republican congressman suggests Maltese professor Joseph Mifsud may not have been Russian counter-intelligence threat

Republican congressman suggests Maltese professor Joseph...

The Vietnamese woman accused of the 2017 killing of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has been released, her lawyer says

The Vietnamese woman accused of the 2017 killing of Kim...

Cyclone Fani has slammed into India's eastern coastline, according to the country's Meteorological Department

Cyclone Fani has slammed into India's eastern...

US Attorney General refuses House testimony on Mueller report

US Attorney General William Barr has refused to testify to the Democratic-led...

US Attorney General William Barr has refused to testify to...