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Chaos erupts in Sri Lankan parliament as ruling United National Party politicians clash with opposition over corruption allegations at central bank.

Figures obtained by Labour MP Jim McMahon show 12% of total calls in 12 months to October last year were abandoned.

Four people have been left temporarily homeless after a man set his apartment ablaze trying to kill a spider with a blowtorch.

Louisiana teacher Deyshia Hargrave arrested after speaking out against pay rise for school district's superintendent.

High fertility rates and increasing migration mean that Muslims will become second biggest religious group in US, according to Pew Research,

The transport secretary was airing his thoughts on the state of the cabinet reshuffle as well as train strikes.

Chief of staff John Kelly hoping to bring calm back to officials inside chaotic White House as staff shortages bite.

Many Indian women are forced to use rags, leaves or even ashes when they are menstruating as they cannot afford sanitary products.

The toddler underwent three blood transfusions and 4 to 6 hours of surgery but her road to recovery is still long.

Chancellor and Brexit secretary hope to secure a bespoke trade deal with the European Union that will include financial services.

The death toll from the mudslides that swept through Santa Barbara county is expected to rise as rescue workers search for an unknown number people still unaccounted for.

The toddler's mother, Jordan Lee, had earlier said that the social media site removed the picture of her daughter after people complained about her "dark skin".

Actress Catherine Deneuve, along with 99 other women, signed an open letter claiming the anti-harassment movement is triggering a "wave of purification".

"A person cannot live in those conditions for ever," Ecuador's foreign minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa said.

Eurosceptic MPs have criticised Theresa May for not appointing a 'no-deal' Brexit minister as promised in her Cabinet reshuffle.

Oliver McAfee, 29, disappeared on 21 November while riding solo along the Israel National Trail near the small town of Mitzpe Ramon in the Negev.

Reports have suggested that the upcoming Nuclear Posture Review will outline administration plans to develop smaller nuclear warheads and loosen restrictions on their usage.

Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon is leaving his position as Executive Chairman of Breitbart News, a role he had held since 2012, the organisation said.

Paula White, a prosperity gospel preacher, has suggested that her followers should donate to her ministry to honour the religious principle of 'first fruit'.

Women are the stronger sex: Study led by Professor Virginia Zarulli and Professor James Vaupel reveals that women are better at surviving famine and disease than men.

Curry-hungry brits in the south of France have hatched a scheme to charter a flight from Portsmouth - all so they can get their favourite curry house to deliver.

Friends of the Earth complained to the UN that the EU withdrawal bill, designed to create a smooth Brexit, may have breached international environmental law.

EU officials have washed away concerns raised by Brexit secretary David Davis, insisting they are right to prepare for a no-deal.

Footage has emerged from China of a strict father forcing a group of children to strip to their bare chests and undergo a series of exhausting exercises.

Committee to Protect Journalists gives US President top prize for 'overall achievement in undermining global press freedom'.

A video shows what happens when alligators get stuck in frozen water because of icy weather conditions. The reptiles are able to breathe by keeping their nostrils in the air

A policy is judged, not according to its utility, its internal consistency or its practical impact, but by how closely it accords with tribal values.

Arizona Police detain Alberto Saavedra Lopez after evading arrest for more than a year when he applied for dispatch job.

A man has fallen to his death while trying to take the perfect holiday photo at a Turkish landmark, Urfa Castle.