Dystopian TV series The Handmaid's Tale has scooped the top drama honours at this year's Emmy Awards. The show won five awards including best drama series, best actress for Elisabeth Moss and best supporting actress for Ann Dowd. Big Little...
You don't even need a full workout—just walking to the water cooler can help. You’ve heard it before: Sitting all day isn’t good for you. Sure it causes back pain, but studies have also linked sedentary time with diabetes, ...
European countries are boosting relief efforts in their Caribbean territories devastated by Hurricane Irma, amid criticism over the response. French President Emmanuel Macron, who is visiting French islands that took the full force of the st...
While the U.S. contends with the destruction caused by two ferocious hurricanes in three weeks, Americans also are marking the anniversary of one of the nation's most scarring days. Thousands of 9/11 victims' relatives, survivors, rescuers a...
At least five people were killed as a magnitude-8.2earthquakerocked southern Mexico late Thursday night, causing people to flee into the street, buildings to sway, and lights to go out in Mexico City. Mexican President Enrique Pe...
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Kensington Palace announced Monday that Princess Kate is expecting her third child with Prince William. The baby will join siblings Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 2. "Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge a...
A five-year-old boy was shocked to discover a python inside his toilet when he lifted up the lid. He was "frantic" when he found it in the bathroom at home in Southend, Essex, his mother Laura Cowell said. Specialists from pet sho...
Last week Forbes released its World's Highest-Paid Actors list and sitting at the coveted top spot was "Transformers" star Mark Wahlberg, who pulled in a whopping $68 million over the last year. However, Emma St...
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As a widower urges "reckless" cyclists to learn from the death of his wife, who was knocked down and killed by a teenager on bike with no front brake in east London, a courier explains to the BBC's Laura Lea what made him ride a &qu...
A powerful storm has swept across southern China, leaving 12 dead and hundreds of people injured. Typhoon Hato made landfall at noon on Wednesday near Zhuhai city in Guangdong province, bringing with it strong winds and lashing rain. Hong K...
The ramming of a car Saturday afternoon into a crowd protesting a white nationalist rally in Virginia, killing a 32-year-old woman and injuring several others, has left many lawmakers and ordinary Americans shocked, angry and upset. There were also ...
Mahatma Gandhi was the leader of India's movement to gain independence from the British - though he was against dividing the country. He is renowned across the world for his peaceful activism and remembered by Indians as the "father of t...
North Korea’s state-run media reported the country is “carefully examining” plans to attack the U.S. territory of Guam on Wednesday. The plans include using medium- to long-range ballistic missiles. The threat is ...
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North Korea's dangerous missile landing...
Angelina Jolie speaks out about her health battle and being a single mom...
Amazon has taken its first foray into South East Asia, launching its Prime Now service in Singapore. The move is seen as the start of an aggressive expansion in the region, which has a population of about 600 million people. It is also the ...
Starbucks is to take full ownership of all its China outlets, after agreeing to buying out its joint venture partner for $1.3bn (£994m). The deal will see it acquire the 50% stake it does not already hold in 1,300 stores in Shanghai an...