Isabelle Gerretsen

The risk of dying after surgery is 12% less if your surgeon is a woman rather than a man, a new study by the British Medical Journal has revealed.

The painting of the Renaissance master is the last privately owned da Vinci artwork currently in existence.

'Death by overwork', known as 'karoshi' in Japanese, claims the lives of hundreds of the nation's employees every year.

EDF's spent-fuel pools have not been properly designed to withstand external threats, such as a terror attack, according to international experts.

She has quietly been working her way up the political ranks ever since the leader's anointment in 2011, and is now considered one of his closest confidantes.

Jesse Matema denies playing the cruel prank on Sophie Stevenson and is claiming damages from the Brit.

Police discovered a crop of 114 plants at the property in the market town of Wisbech.

208 days after Mark Rutte's Freedom and Democracy Party (VVD) won the election, a deal has finally been agreed with three other parties.

East London high street has been sealed off and the 257 and 339 bus routes have both been diverted as a result.

French government called on Spanish and Catalan government to engage in talks as tensions mount in wantaway region.

Spain's prime minister has said he will take legal measures to stop Catalonia becoming independent, despite recent ballot result.

Tropical storm brought powerful winds and severe flooding to the southern US states after Nate landed near the mouth of the Mississippi River.

Malala's astonishing achievements have left many wondering whether the young woman is a future world leader.

Felines pounced as man tried to guide them back into their enclosure at Bannerghatta Biological Park.

Gathered in front of the statue of Confederate General Robert.E Lee, they chanted: "You will not replace us. You will not erase us."

Spanish authorities intercepted boat carrying 3,700 tonnes of cocaine off the coast of Portuguese island Madeira.

He asked Hollywood actor to use commercial satellites to document evidence of war crimes committed by Gaddafi and his general during Libyan civil war.

The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor also asked George Clooney to help him spy on Colonel Gaddafi in Libya.

Hurricane caused serious flooding in southern US states but weakened on Sunday and was downgraded to a tropical storm.

The foreign secretary asserted his loyalty to May in his Sunday Telegraph column, urging Tory MPs and voters to get behind the PM.

Anthony Michael Sanders was charged with capital murder for allegedly suffocating the two-year-old girl.

New documents reveal how Bannon and Yiannopoulos planned to thrust white supremacist and neo-Nazi values into US mainstream.

Committee said the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons won the award for its "groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty prohibition."

She told judges that she preferred living in Syria to France "despite the bombings and the shootings".

Officers arrested 28-year-old Alexander Barowski after finding a handgun, parts of an AR-15 rifle, ammunition and body armour in his truck.

A local councillor warned that the poster would not "go down very well" in Northern Ireland's capital.

The team's success has left many Syrians feeling conflicted due to its strong ties with President Assad.

Danley was met by FBI agents when she arrived at Los Angeles airport from the Philippines two days after the attack.

Gang spent $1.27m on building the tunnel, which was fitted out throughout with lights and wooden beams.