Writer Anatole France once said, "until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened". If that is the case, the soul of the woman who owns George the fish is fully alert after her beloved pet underwent brain surgery this week. George ...

A rare turtle that nests in the tropics has been spotted in the sea off Scotland. The leatherback was spotted between St Kilda and the Isle of Harris by anglers fishing for tuna. The sighting of the turtle was made on Friday from a boat operated by Kilda Cruises.

Thai Police have reviewed CCTV cameras near the beach in Koh Tao where the bodies of British tourists David Miller and Hannah Witheridge were found. Cameras shows what police said were the two victims walking together hand-in-hand. They said a man ...

Robin Thicke has told a court he was too drugged up to write his controversial hit Blurred Lines. The 37-year-old reportedly made the admission in a deposition for a lawsuit brought by the family of Marvin Gaye, who claim he and co-writer Pharrell Williams ...

A man walks under the rain in the Sheung Wan district of Hong Kong during a thunderstorm caused by Typhoon Kalmaegi. (Xaume Olleros, AFP). Multimedia · User Galleries · News in Pictures Send us your pictures · Send us your stories ...

Fifa says a member of its financial watchdog has been suspended pending a corruption inquiry centred on the Cayman Islands. Canover Watson was arrested last month on suspicion of corruption and money-laundering. He has denied the charges and has ...

Apple have responded to the backlash surrounding the U2 album that it gave away for free. The band released Songs of Innocence as a free download for iTunes users last week - and iTunes users immediately started to complain that an unwanted U2 album ...

Microsoft's new flagship, the Nokia Lumia 930, is a superb piece of technology, running a great operating system. As with all Windows Phone devices, though, a significant drawback remains the lack of support by some application developers. By Regardt van ...

Google has announced the launch the first family of Android One phones in India. The first phones, from its hardware partners Micromax, Karbonn, Spice and chipmaker MediaTek, are now available in the country from leading retailers starting at Rs. 6,399/-.

A Liberian man pushes bread past a wall mural part of a sensitisation programme about the deadly Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia. Photograph: Ahmed Jallanzo/EPA. Topics: News · World · Africa · Barack Obama · World Health Organization · Guinea ...

VIENNA : The head of the UN atomic watchdog hit out Monday at Iran's lack of cooperation in a probe into its nuclear programme, three weeks after Tehran missed a deadline to provide important information. “In order to resolve all outstanding issues, it is very ...

A US defence official said American warplanes carried out one air strike on the Islamic State near Baghdad and another near Mount Sinjar, in the north of Iraq, in the past 24 hours. It's the first time the US has targeted the militants close to the Iraqi capital.

The French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, (right) and his Iraqi counterpart, Ibrahim al-Jaafari, during the paris conference. Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA. Leaders and diplomats from more than 30 countries pledged to use "whatever means necessary" ...

Alex Salmond insisted today that the Queen is “absolutely impartial” in the independence referendum - the day after she warned Scots to think very carefully before casting their votes. The Queen indicated outside church on Sunday that voters should be ...

London - Oscar Pistorius admitted he was “haunted” by his “dark side” in a devastating e-mail which was never shown during his murder trial, The Mail on Sunday has revealed. In an emotional six-page message, the Paralympian confesses to causing “pain ...

Under Android One project of Google, Spice Retail has also launched today Spice Dream Uno Android One affordable smartphone for the masses at an attractive price of Rs. 6,399. This smartphone is available exclusively on Flipkart.com. Spice Dream Uno ...

Manchester's Phones 4U Arena will not be affected by the communications retailer going into administration. As confirmed today (September 15), Phones 4U has gone into administration, closing 550 of its stores and putting 5,596 jobs at risk. The company ...

BANGKOK (AP) — The bodies of two British tourists were found Monday on a beach in southern Thailand and police said their heads had been beaten in a gruesome attack. Police described the two as a 23-year-old woman from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, and ...

An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the release on bail of Alaa Abdel Fattah, a prominent activist of the 2011 revolt against former president Hosni Mubarak, a defence lawyer told AFP. Abdel Fattah was being retried after he was sentenced to 15 years in jail ...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — At least six terror suspects were arrested over the weekend in a raid on an al-Shabab cell that was apparently plotting an attack in this East African country, a Ugandan military spokesman said Monday. Explosives were seized from ...