Hundreds slept in airports as they waited for their canceled flights to be rescheduled Snow and ice have stranded tens of thousands of would-be travellers across northern Europe. The UK, France and Germany are among the worst-hit areas, with...

Europe’s aviation regulator said fire from an oil leak was the likely cause of last week’s engine failure of a Qantas A380 plane and ordered fresh inspections for superjumbos using Rolls-Royce engines.

Ghana and China signed project loans and another deal together totaling $15 billion, the latest in a string of Chinese investments on the continent. The loans, coinciding with a six-day Beijing visit by the West African nation’s president, John...

Only a few decades ago, it would have counted as one of the faster Channel swims of all time, so it was all the more remarkable that Philippe Croizon, who as no arms or legs, crossed in 13 and a half hours. The 42-year-old quadruple amputee completed...

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Rwanda on Wednesday not to end its peacekeeping operations in Sudan as he sought to defuse rising tensions over a leaked UN report. Ban said the report, which in its draft form said Rwandan soldiers...

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair said he had cancelled a book-signing in London this week to mark the launch of his memoirs, over fears the event would be hit by protests. Three people were arrested after eggs and shoes were thrown at Blair, 57, as he...

Far-right activists threw smoke bombs and missiles and fought with the police as trouble flared during a protest organised by the English Defence League. Bricks, bottles and smoke bombs were thrown at anti-racism supporters and police as around 700 EDL...

The United Nations has accused Rwanda of wholesale war crimes, including possibly genocide, during years of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. An unprecedented 600-page investigation by the UN high commissioner for human rights catalogues...

Brianna Lewin and Sara Bradbury were a nice lesbian couple living in Southhampton, England. On a festive eve, they invited three men to their home for a neighborly bout of drinking. At some point, Lewin left to give one of her guests a ride home...

Somali pirates have released 25 mainly east European sailors and their ship more than six months after they were seized. Bulgaria’s foreign ministry said the British-flagged vehicle carrier, the Asian Glory, was expected to head for Oman under...