The Trump administration began its implementation of a policy banning most transgender individuals from enlisting to serve in the military Friday two years after the president proposed the change. Individuals who continue to identify as…
A Dutch fire chief appointed to eradicate a culture of “racism and bullying” is facing death threats reportedly made by members of his own staff. Commander Leen Schaap was parachuted in from the police service two…
Slapping bigger health warnings on bottles of wine will damage ‘the soul of France" and turn it into a "criminal product" the country’s top chateaus have warned in a stinging rebuke to government efforts to…
A veteran Australian racing car champion who retired and then spent years retracing historic expeditions across the outback has made a “highly significant” discovery, excavating the lost artefacts of a British explorer in the remote Simpson…
An explosion at an Egyptian petrochemical facility near Cairo’s airport injured 12 people on Thursday and sent up a massive fireball that lit the capital’s skyline, but did not affect air traffic in the North…
Sicilian police moved to confiscate an array of assets including 65 properties and 19 cars from a notorious mafia boss as authorities underlined the new Italian government’s pledge to crackdown on organised crime. Police published…
A Florida mayor apologised Wednesday to a couple fined thousands of dollars for having their home’s exterior painted to emulate Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Mount Dora City Council unanimously…
Germany’s employment minister Wedneday bucked the trend across Europe by calling for more immigration — to tackle the country’s skills shortage. Just weeks after Angela Merkel fought off a government crisis over migrant policy, Hubertus Heil…
A British diver who helped rescue 12 Thai boys from a flooded cave has criticised Elon Musk’s plan to retrieve them using a mini-submarine, calling it a "PR stunt". "He can stick his submarine where…
Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck and iconic cartoon character Atom Boy have appeared in paddy fields in northern Japan. The stars of Roman Holiday and the much-loved robot hero created by manga author Osamu Tezuka were…