Gregg Allman, Soulful Trailblazer of Southern Rock, Dies at 69

Gregg Allman, the soulful singer-songwriter and rock n' blues pioneer who founded The Allman Brothers Band with his late brother, D...

8 dead in shooting rampage in Mississippi; suspect arrested

BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) -- A man who got into an argument with his estranged wife over their children was arrested in a house-to-house s...

Jim Bunning, Hall of Fame pitcher and former U.S. Senator, dead at 85

Hall of Fame pitcher and former U.S. senator Jim Bunning has died, the Associated Press reported on Saturday. He was 85 years old. Acco...

CPSC warns parents to keep fidget spinners 'away from young children' after swallowing incidents

Incidents involving a popular child's toy known as "fidget spinners" are being investigated by the Consumer Product Safet...

Republican health bill to leave 23m uninsured

Some 23 million people would lose health insurance over the next decade under the revised Republican healthcare plan, says a non-partis...

South Korean soldier given suspended jail term for gay sex

A South Korean military court has given an army captain a suspended six-month prison sentence for having sex with another male soldier....

Mount Everest: Bodies of four climbers found in tent

Four climbers have been found dead inside a tent on Mount Everest, taking the death toll this season to 10. The bodies were discovered ...

Stalin's grandson who rejected dictator's name dies at 75

Alexander Burdonsky, a talented Russian theatre director whose grandfather was Soviet leader Josef Stalin, has died of cancer aged 75. Bu...

Taiwan's top court rules in favour of same-sex marriage

Taiwan's top judges have ruled in favour of gay marriage, paving the way for it to become the first place in Asia to legalise same-se...

Manchester Arena: Eyewitnesses describe blast horror

Witnesses have described scenes of chaos and horror following the fatal blast at the end of a concert by US pop star Ariana Grande at...

Venezuela protests: Man set alight as death toll rises

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has accused opposition protesters of setting alight a government supporter in Caracas on the 50th d...

Sydney siege: Families criticise 'outrageous' police tactics

  Relatives of two hostages who died in the Sydney siege have criticised police over their handling of the incident. In December 2014, ...

Billionaire makes 'biggest philanthropic gift' by living Australian

Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest and his wife, Nicola, have announced they will give A$400m (£229m; $298m) to charity. PM Malco...

Martha McSally: Man 'threatened to shoot' Trump supporter

A man in the US has been put arrested after threatening to shoot a Republican congresswoman who supports President Donald Trump. Steve ...

Ebola: WHO declares outbreak in DR Congo

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least one person has died aft...