The US has been given the go-ahead to impose tariffs on $7.5bn (£6.1bn) of goods it imports from the EU.

A team of more than 60 experts is trying to find out more about the enigmatic Nabataean culture.

The poison fire coral was previously thought to be native to Japan and Korea alone, researchers say.

A London court has ruled that £35m ($42m) held in a UK bank account must go to the descendants of an Indian royal, and not to Pakistan.

Seven people have died after a rare World War Two-era plane crashed and burst into flames at an airport in the US state of Connecticut.

A runaway zebra has been shot dead in Germany after it escaped from a circus and fled onto a motorway, causing a traffic accident, police say.

Household appliances will become easier to repair thanks to new standards being adopted across the European Union.

New close-up camera shots of sprinters settling into their starting blocks are being restricted following a complaint by two female German athletes.

Former US President Bill Clinton and Russia's Vladimir Putin are among dozens of past and present world leaders attending a memorial service for France's Jacques Chirac.

Sri Lankan authorities have begun an investigation after seven elephants were found dead last week from suspected poisoning.

A US citizen working as a tour guide has been charged with spying for Chinese intelligence services, the US Department of Justice said.

The Amery Ice Shelf in Antarctica has just produced its biggest iceberg in more than 50 years.

Thirty years ago, they were the must-have accessory for every sharp-elbowed business executive. But now, Japan's pagers have beeped for the final time.

US opera singer Jessye Norman, one of the most renowned sopranos of the 20th Century, has died at the age of 74.

While tracing the signal of one space mystery, called a fast radio burst, it led astronomers to another intriguing observation.

The mysterious death of a young woman in Thailand, whose body was found in the lobby of an apartment building, has gripped the nation and highlighted the risks women who work in the service and promotions industry face.

Nigerian police rescued more than 300 people - mostly children -- held in "dehumanizing conditions" during a raid on a school on Thursday, City of Kaduna police spokesman Yakubu Sabo told CNN.

Chynna Deese's family says she was a ray of sunshine, exuding genuine happiness and an intense love of life.

Alost masterpiece by 13th-century Florentine painter Cimabue has been found in a kitchen near Paris.

Isabelle Laurans and her boyfriend spent years trying for a baby. When it didn't work, they decided to see if fertility treatment would help them conceive.