Homes have been ripped to shreds and whole neighborhoods submerged in the US, as hurricane Michael beat a destructive path through Florida, Alabama and Georgia.

Pangolins, elephants, rhinos — they might live far from the UK, but in London today they are taking centre stage. A two day international conference on the illegal wildlife trade hosted by the UK government is kicking off.

At least ten people have been killed and 12 remain missing after torrential rain caused flash flooding on the Spanish island of Mallorca last night.

Investigative webste Bellingcat has claimed that the second suspect in the Salisbury poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal is a Russian doctor who received a top military honour from President Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump has apologised to Brett Kavanaugh for the "pain and suffering" caused to him by sexual misconduct allegations, which the President has dismissed as a politically-motivated "hoax"

Ten times more plastic is washing up onto the shores of remote South Atlantic islands than a decade ago, according to new research published in the journal Current Biology.

Alexander Mishkin, the second man accused of poisoning Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, was decorated as a hero by Putin in 2014, said investigative group Bellingcat.

More than 5,000 people are feared missing in Indonesia, 10 days after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the country.

After being reported missing, Chinese authorities have announced they are investigating former INTERPOL President Meng Hongwei for taking bribes. He sent in his resignation remotely on Sunday. His wife told media the last text she received was a knife emoticon she believes signaled danger.

A rape allegation against footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has prompted big sponsors like Nike and EA to express concern, and have him left off the Portuguese national team roster. Kathryn Mayorga alleges he raped her in a hotel room in 2009 and Las Vegas police have reopened a criminal investigation.

Astronomers believe they may have found the first compelling evidence for a moon outside of our Solar System - orbiting a gigantic planet 8,000 light years from Earth.