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Poland is facing a shortage of workers after an exodus of people to Britain and Germany. The country is having to recruit workers from countries like Ukraine and Bangladesh to fill vacancies in trades such as building, welding and…

Amber Rudd has resigned as home secretary after repeatedly struggling to explain her role in the unjust treatment of Windrush generation migrants. The home secretary had faced mounting pressure over her role in setting the culture…

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has repeated his harsh criticism of the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what he calls open bias against Africa, saying it has failed to mete out justice in any other part of the world. “The ICC…

As Ni­ger­ian asylum seekers flood into Canada across a ditch in Upstate New York, Canadian authorities are asking the United States for help — but not with managing the influx at the border. Instead, they want U.S. immigration officials…

North Korea rapprochement is moving with speed as country promised to shut its atomic test site in May and invited US weapons experts to the country. US President Donald Trump had expressed optimism about securing a nuclear deal with…

Terminally-ill British toddler Alfie Evans died on Saturday after doctors withdrew life support, the child’s parents said, following a protracted legal battle and a campaign that drew support from Pope Francis. “Our baby grew…

Louis Arthur Charles - the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge reveal the name of their new prince.    (BBC)

US President Donald Trump has adduced reasons for not getting his wife a gift as she marks her 48th birthday on Thursday. The President confessed that he was rather too busy to go get a birthday gift for the First Lady. The day…

The leaders of the two Koreas made their way to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone between the countries early on Friday, seeking to end their decades-long conflict and ease tensions over the North’s nuclear weapons program.…

Bill Cosby, US actor and comedian, has been convicted of three counts of aggravated sexual assault. A Pennsylvania jury on Thursday found the iconic comic guilty of drugging and sexually-violating Andrea Constand, his one-time…

The world’s top earning footballer, Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi, won an EU court battle on Thursday to register his surname as a trademark to sell sports goods. “The football player’s fame counteracts the visual and…

Prince Harry has asked his brother Prince William to be his best man at his wedding to Meghan Markle, Kensington Palace has said. Prince Harry had been the Duke of Cambridge's best man at his wedding to Kate Middleton in 2011. Prince…

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as “very open” and “very honourable,” saying Pyongyang was keen on a meeting “very soon.” Mr Trump, speaking during a meeting with French President Emmanuel…

A surgeon has been stood down from his post at a New Delhi hospital for performing an unnecessary operation on a patient’s leg after confusing him with another man, an official said Tuesday. The surgeon last week drilled a hole in the…

Nine people have killed and 16 injured after a man drove a van into pedestrians in Toronto, police said. The driver fled the scene of the incident, at a busy intersection in the north of the Canadian city. He was arrested several blocks…

Pope Francis became an ice cream man for a day on Monday as Rome charity workers dished out 3,000 helpings of gelato to the homeless and needy as his gift to them on his name day. Gelato is ice cream made in the Italian style. Gelato…

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have left hospital after the arrival of their third child, a boy. The new prince, who was born at St Mary's Hospital, London, at 11:01 BST, weighing 8lb 7oz, is fifth in line to the throne. Earlier,…

Dressed in a red robe and a gold-trimmed Bishop’s miter, the clergyman pours whiskey into his cupped hand and anoints the forehead of the man sitting before him.  “You are hereby invested as a minister … This is a double tot,” he says…

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy. The child, who was born in the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, central London, is fifth in line to the throne and the Queen's sixth great-grandchild. The new arrival, who is…

THE Democratic Party sued the Russian government, U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign and WikiLeaks on Friday, charging that they carried out a wide-ranging conspiracy to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. In its…

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 92nd birthday on Saturday with a star-studded, Commonwealth-themed charity concert featuring Tom Jones, Kylie Minogue and Shaggy. The monarch took to the stage herself at the end of the show at the…

Verne Troyer, who is best known for playing Mini-Me in the Austin Powers films, has died at the age of 49. Troyer, who was 2ft 8in (81cm) tall, also played Griphook in the first Harry Potter film. "It is with great sadness and…

A deaf and partially blind dog that kept a lost three-year-old girl safe in Australian bushland overnight was awarded police honours Saturday after leading rescuers to the child. Emergency services began a search on foot and from the…

U.S. President Donald Trump has shown excitement at the decision of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to suspend all nuclear and missile tests. Trump tweeted shortly after the announcement from Pyongyang that Kim has declared that he…