Italy's Constitutional Court has ruled that children should be given the surname of both their parents at birth.
Wednesday's ruling overturns a long-standing tradition in...
The organiser of Miss Rwanda beauty pageant has been arrested on allegations of sexually abusing contestants, the authorities have said.
The arrest of Dieudonné...
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky aren't letting recent circumstances keep them from celebrating her pregnancy.
The "Diamonds" songstress and her boyfriend hosted a rave-themed baby shower in Hollywood on...
Tim Westwood has stepped down from his Capital Xtra radio show "until further notice" after sexual misconduct claims, the station's parent company has said.
His...
The Ukrainian Premier League season has been terminated because of ongoing conflict in the country.
The championship did not resume after December's three-month winter break...
Russian state TV has threatened to 'wipe Britain off the map' with President Vladimir Putin’s new 'big beast' hypersonic 208-ton 15,880mph 'Satan-2' intercontinental ballistic missile.
The...
Poland and Bulgaria have accused Moscow of "blackmail" after the Russian energy giant Gazprom said it had cut off gas exports to the countries.
Poland's...
The number of anti-Semitic incidents around the world dramatically increased last year, a study by Tel Aviv University has found.
The report identifies the US,...
Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday after returning from a weeklong trip to California, the White House announced.
“Today, Vice President...
Last week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the UK was looking at ways to supply anti-ship missiles to Ukraine, including mounting its Brimstone missiles...
The Russian government has accused the UK of “provoking” Ukraine into attacking Russian territory.
Russia’s defence ministry said it was ready to hit “decision-making centres”...
Three Chinese language teachers and their Pakistani driver were killed in a suspected suicide bombing in the southern city of Karachi, police say.
The blast...
The Nigerian authorities say they have arrested a suspected drug trafficker, described as a billionaire drug baron, while on board a plane at Lagos'...
Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini will retire from international football after the European champions' friendly against Argentina at Wembley in June.
The 37-year-old has made 116...
A London-based Nigerian Kunle Adeyanju, who commenced a cross-country charity ride from London to Lagos on a motorbike, has arrived in Africa.
Adeyanju, who began...
A US judge has held former President Donald Trump in contempt for failing to turn over files for an investigation into his business practices.
Justice...
Six people were killed on Friday by a blast at a seaside restaurant in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, an ambulance service official told Reuters.
"So far...
President Akufo-Addo has expressed his deepest condolence to the people of Kenya over the death of former President Mwai Kibaki.
Taking to Twitter on April...
Authorities in Russia have arrested a 21-year-old Zambian student for twerking at a World War Two memorial.
Tionge Ziba reportedly did the erotic dance in...
With Mariupol almost under full Russian control after weeks of bombardment, those who have escaped the southern Ukrainian city share chilling accounts of being...
African leaders are congratulating French President Emmanuel Macron on his re-election after a convincing victory over rival, Marine Le Pen.
Mr. Macron is the first...
The show must go on! Billie Eilish didn’t let a little faceplanting keep her from rocking the second weekend of Coachella.
Eilish, 20, took a bit of a...
Twitter's board reportedly met Elon Musk over the weekend to explore his $43bn (£33.6bn) takeover offer for the social media platform.
After the Tesla boss...
The Chinese capital Beijing has kicked off mass testing for millions of residents after a spike in Covid cases.
The Chaoyang district reported 26 cases...
