Construction crews have been working to clear the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home, a day after a powerful explosion killed two people at the building in the US state. Searchers have accounted ...

The US Justice Department said that it may need a “few more weeks” to release all of its records on the late sex offender ...

Bono, Imelda May and Oscar winner Glen Hansard have taken part in a Christmas Eve charity busking session in Dublin city centre. Hansard opened the annual event on Wednesday night, telling the large ...

Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire by not allowing enough aid into the territory and continuing to strike ...

He described an overarching 20-point plan that negotiators from Ukraine and the US hammered out in Florida in recent days.

Imran Ahmed is among a group described by US secretary of state Marco Rubio as leading efforts to ‘punish American viewpoints they oppose’.

Police are asking the public to help find a 13-year-old boy who has been missing for nearly two weeks. Abdul, whose surname was not given because of his age, was last seen wearing a black tracksuit ...

Figures from retail technology specialists MRI Software showed footfall up to 1pm on Christmas Eve was up 2.4 year-on-year.

Hospital admissions for flu in England are falling for the first time this winter, though health officials have warned the virus is “still with us” and that infections could “bounce back” in the new ...

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic leader in the Holy Land, kicked off Christmas celebrations during the ...

Hundreds of swimmers dashed and danced into the sea for a charity dip at Helen’s Bay in Co Down on Wednesday. This year’s Santa Splash started with carol singing and bell ringing before a warm-up ...

KFC has confirmed that its Gloucester branch, located on Westgate Street, will be one of 90 stores across the UK open on December 25. A spokesman for KFC said: "Santa may be snoozing on Christmas Day, ...