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I tanned daily as a teen and got skin cancer at 25

Twenty-seven-year-old Brittany Winchester will compete at this weekend's Miss USA pageant as Miss Indiana.I first started tanning the summer I went to freshman prom...

ESPN Anchor suffered miscarriage on-air

Sports anchor Sara Walsh got personal about parenthood and loss in a touching Mother’s Day Instagram post that has struck a chord with many.“My...

PHOTO: Mother dies on Mother’s Day saving daughter’s life

A mother in Long Island showed the depths of her love on Mother’s Day by giving up her life to save her daughter’s.Diane Aluska,...

Why I had to terminate my baby’s life

Last year, stand-up comedian Lou Conran had to end her pregnancy at 22 weeks - five-and-a-half months. She is now preparing a show about...

Cyber-attack threat escalating – Europol

Friday’s cyber-attack has affected more than 200,000 victims in 150 countries, Europol chief Rob Wainwright says. Speaking to Britain’s ITV, he said the world faced...

Macron inaugurated at Elysee Palace

As soon as President Macron finished uttering "vive le France", the handshaking and celebratory music began.'Deep change' ahead as Macron vows to begin work...

We want big guns to fight al-Shabab not AK-47 – Somalia

Somalia's president has called on the international community to lift an arms embargo on his country as government soldiers battle to regain territory from...

Mexican who searched for ‘disappeared’ is killed

A Mexican businesswoman who headed a group of 600 families searching for their disappeared relatives has been killed.Miriam Rodriguez Martinez was shot in her...

Thailand warns Facebook over content

Authorities in Thailand have warned Facebook to take down content critical of the monarchy, or face legal action.The social media giant has been given...

India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce

India's Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam.The court said it...

India wedding: At least 24 killed by collapsing wall

At least 24 people were killed when a wall collapsed during a wedding party in northern India. The guests had taken shelter from heavy rain...

Nicaraguan pastor jailed for woman’s exorcism death

An evangelical Nicaraguan pastor and four followers have been sentenced to 30 years for burning a woman to death in a so-called exorcism ritual.Vilma...

FBI chief James Comey fired by Trump

President Donald Trump has fired the director of the FBI over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails, the administration says.The White...

Venezuelans prepare fecal cocktails to throw at security forces

Venezuela's opposition protests on Wednesday may be the messiest in a six-week wave of unrest as demonstrators prepare to throw feces at security forces,...

Governor jailed for blasphemy against Koran

An Indonesian court has sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Koran following a trial that...

Zuma appeals for help to find ‘kidnapped’ Nikoi

Almost two months since Unicef director Charlotte Nikoi’s disappearance, President Jacob Zuma appealed to anyone who may have information to come forward and assist...

‘7,000 bodies buried’ beneath Mississippi university

The remains of at least 7,000 people may be buried beneath the University of Mississippi, officials estimate.The bodies of the state's first mental institution...

The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked

“The connectivity that is the heart of globalisation can be exploited by states with hostile intent to further their aims. The risks at stake...

Tanzania school bus crash kills dozens

More than 30 people - almost all of them schoolchildren - have been killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania, officials say.They say...

Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections

Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to...

Kushner family in Beijing: ‘Invest $500,000 and immigrate’ to US

Nicole Kushner Meyer, the sister of White House adviser and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, spoke at an event in Beijing on Saturday.She was...

Tanzania school bus crash kills dozens

More than 30 people - almost all of them schoolchildren - have been killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania, officials say.They say...

US soldier killed in mission against Somalia’s al-Shabab

A US soldier has been killed in Somalia during operations against al-Shabab militants, the American military says.Two other US servicemen were injured in Thursday's...

Theresa May accuses EU of trying to affect UK election

Theresa May has accused European politicians of making "threats" against Britain to try to influence the general election result.The PM launched a stinging attack...

Titanic II: Fully functioning replica of original liner to set sail in 2018

A fully functioning replica of RMS Titanic is set to launch in 2018, 106 years after the original vessel sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean.This...

Egypt violence: Three police killed in Cairo attack

Suspected militants have killed three police officers and wounded five others in an attack in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the interior ministry says.The assailants,...