The wife of a police employee who killed four colleagues at the Paris force's HQ says he had a psychotic episode, was incoherent and heard voices the night before, reports say.

US President Donald Trump, already facing an impeachment inquiry after urging Ukraine to investigate his political rival Joe Biden, has now urged China to do likewise.

Samurai, silence and pistols on the pitch. Japan's rugby history is unique - and a lot longer than you might think.

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.

Kristen Sorensen was 55 when she became paralyzed from the neck down last year.

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.