North Korean scientists responsible for the successful launch of the country’s latest missile, the Hwasong-12, are being feted in state media and instructed to make more...
A group seeking refuge for some 40 gay men hiding in Russia who were detained and tortured in Chechnya said five nations have come forward to...
More than a year after the death of the superstar musician Prince, his sister and five half-siblings have been declared his legal heirs. The singer died...
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has won a second term in office, the interior minister has announced. Out of more than 40 million votes cast, he received...
Multi-billion dollar deals between the US and Saudi Arabia will be signed on Saturday as US President Donald Trump’s first foreign trip begins in Riyadh. Mr...
Brazil’s Michel Temer is battling to save his presidency, amid allegations he authorised paying bribes to silence a witness in a huge corruption scandal. “I will...
A screening at the Cannes Film Festival had to be stopped after technical problems during the first few minutes of the film. Okja, starring Tilda Swinton...
A painting by the late artist Jean-Michel Basquiat has sold at auction in New York for $110.5m. That is nearly double the price of his previous...
