A suicide bomber killed at least 40 Yemeni soldiers in Aden, the latest in a string of deadly bomb attacks against recruits in the war-torn country's second city.

The British Transport Police have released the moment a thug armed with an axe was stopped in his tracks after being chased through a busy city centre and tasered by police.

The pile-up occurred as a tanker carrying gasoline skidded off a highway and exploded, authorities said.

The president, whose popularity has plummeted, says the 100-bolivar note had to be killed because "mafias" are hoarding it abroad.

The creator of the famous Heimlich manoeuvre, Henry Heimlich, has died.

Riot squads were deployed while photographs taken ­inside the prison by inmates showed some of the ­alleged rioters wearing ­prison officers’ uniforms and showing off sets of keys.

Along the narrow road that leads to the hilltop settlement of Amona, young Israeli settlers have planted hints of what may be about to come.

North Korea marked the fifth anniversary of the death of its former leader Kim Jong Il, with thousands of people attending a ceremony outside Kumsusan Palace of the Sun.

Pope Francis is celebrating his 80th birthday today.

Audacious, the fourth submarine in the Astute class, was officially named today during a ceremony at BAE Systems’ Submarines site in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.

Credit: BAE Systems

As the evacuation of Aleppo draws to a close, the numbers behind the operation are revealed.

It is the latest industrial dispute to flare in recent months.

The frigate, Yaroslav Mudry, was encountered by Navy frigate HMS Sutherland at the entrance to the English Channel.