A Sri Lankan court has barred former President Mahinda Rajapaksa from acting as prime minister as it hears a petition challenging his refusal to step down, despite losing two no-confidence motions last month. Judge

The chief of British foreign intelligence agency MI6 is set to deliver a speech warning Russia not to underestimate the UK's "capabilities" and "determination". Alex Younger's speech comes after a brazen nerve agent attack

Nearly 85 families have fled their homes in various areas of the northern city of Mosul over the weekend, following two days of flash floods, an Iraqi civil defence official said on Monday. The

Some laughed at him, others told him that he wouldn't succeed. But with a strong will and positive attitude, Abdulrahman Abu Rawaa proved them wrong. With just one arm and leg, he can easily

Canada's Crawford Lake near Toronto may play a crucial part in determining the march of geological time and what might be done about human effect on the planet. Researchers from Brock University hope Crawford

(CNN) — Imagine the best dessert on Earth. Better yet, turn to a stranger on the street and ask them. Odds are good -- dollars to doughnuts -- their answer is different from yours.

(CNN) — HNL -- MAJ -- KWA -- KSA -- PNI - TKK -- GUM. That's Honolulu -- Majuro -- Kwajalein -- Kosrae -- Pohnpei -- Chuuk -- Guam. You'll definitely want a window

(CNN) — There's no slowing China's high-speed rail ambitions. Beijing has just green lighted a project to build the first underwater bullet train route in China. The line will connect Ningbo, a port city

MUKALLA, Yemen: In azure waters off Yemen, newly minted coast guards stormed a fishing boat in a mock exercise as part of a war-scarred city’s struggle to resurrect state institutions two years after Al-Qaeda’s

China has agreed to "reduce and remove" tariffs below the 40 percent level currently in place on US-made vehicles, US President Donald Trump has said, after the two countries agreed a trade war ceasefire.