Manchester United reacted to rumours about Wayne Rooney's future at the club by insisting on Thursday that the England striker is "not for sale".

After months of sharp differences, Russia and the United States have agreed to push both sides in Syria to find an end to the bloodshed, offering to hold an international conference in search of peace.

Syrian rebels have made use of the deadly nerve agent sarin in their war-torn country’s conflict, UN human rights investigator Carla del Ponte has said.

Do those New World Cabernets and Zinfandels make your head spin? Fed up with having to stop drinking after just one glass?

The world’s first museum dedicated to Sweden’s iconic disco group ABBA is set to open in Stockholm on Tuesday, offering visitors a chance to get up close and personal with the 1970s foursome with a li

Nigel Evans, one of the House of Commons’ three deputy speakers, was held Saturday on suspicion of raping one man and sexually assaulting another, but said Sunday, after being released on bail till Ju

Some of the most devastating forms of cancer have genetic similarities even though they strike different body parts, according to new studies out Thursday.

North Korea has sentenced a US citizen to 15 years of prison labour for “hostile acts” against the communist regime, the North’s official Korean Central News Agency said today.

South Africa’s military faced questions Wednesday over how a rich Indian family close to President Jacob Zuma was able to use a restricted military base to fly in VIP guests for a lavish society wedding.

IBM scientists on Wednesday unveiled what they called “the world’s smallest movie”, which tracks the movement of atoms magnified 100 million times.