The major political parties held campaign rallies in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere ahead of the February 12 poll.

At least two people were killed when landslides hit a house and campground in New Zealand, while emergency crews were trying ...

The blaze broke out in Camp 16, one of more than 30 camps in the Cox’s Bazar district that makes up the world’s largest refugee centre.

A jury has been sworn in for the inquest into the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe. The nine men and two women were selected on the fourth day of the process at Belfast Coroner’s Court, which ...

Wendigo is poised for an outing at Ayr to garner further chasing experience before the Cheltenham Festival. Jamie Snowden is keen to take a shot at the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at Prestbury Park ...

The restart of the No 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant had been suspended because of a glitch related to control rods, its operator said.

US stock markets rose overnight, while the UK’s FTSE 100, Germany’s Dax and France’s Cac 40 enjoyed gains on Thursday morning.

Scots have been left “squealing” from paying increasingly higher taxes, Sir Tom Hunter has said, as he described the burden on nurses, teachers and policemen as unfair. Sir Tom, one of Scotland’s ...

Energy firm Ovo has been ordered to pay £2.77 million in compensation after nearly 12,000 vulnerable customers suffered lengthy delays in getting their warm home discount support, regulator Ofgem has ...

Next has bought UK fashion retailer Russell & Bromley from administration in a rescue deal, but the future of most of the footwear ...

The Scottish Hospitals Inquiry has been examining issues at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) and Royal Hospital for Children.

US Central Command said the transfer began on Wednesday and so far 150 IS members have been taken from Syria’s northeastern ...