A month-old baby was attacked by a fox as the boy lay in his bed in his home in south London. The baby was dragged by the animal, which tore off his finger, later reattached by surgeons, before he was rescued by his mother. The fox had apparently ...

Frozen beef lasagne sold by the food manufacturer Findus in the UK has been found to contain horse meat. This follows a similar scandal affecting supermarket burgers a few weeks ago. The UK Food Standards Agency described the discovery as "appalli...

Several groups of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar are making desperate attempts to escape to neighboring Thailand in cramped boats with little food or water. Persecuted in their home country, Rohingya refugees hopeful for an answer to their plight a...

A lump of waxy matter from the belly of a queasy sperm whale has made a British man $80,000 richer. He found the valuable 6-pound lump of ambergris, which is prized by perfume makers, when he was walking his dog on a beach in northern England and ...

In Timbuktu, one of the most important crossroads for ancient African civilizations, two buildings including a library were torched by Islamist insurgents retreating from the city. Jon Snow reports.

Iranian state television reports that a monkey was successfully sent into space on a manned rocket flight before returning to the ground intact.

Violent protests against the rule of Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood continued across Egypt on the second anniversary of the Tahrir Square uprising, which led to the ousting of dictator Hosni Mubarak. In Cairo, police fired tear gas at pr...

An emotional Hillary Clinton teared up today as the secretary of state sat for questioning on the deadly Benghazi terror attack that claimed the lives of US ambassador Chris Stevens and three colleagues last year. She told the Senate Foreign Relat...

Now it can be told: Prince Harry just finished up a second tour of duty in Afghanistan. Even more grueling for Harry: Talking to the press, mostly about how much he hates the press. But he also talks about war, and says his bro is jealous he's not...

In Mali, Islamist fighters have reportedly been driven out of a strategically important town. A spokesman for the Malian military said its soldiers had secured Diabaly. French troops plan to push from nearby Niono to secure the route to Diabaly fr...