Natural disasters around the globe have resulted in economic losses of roughly $7 trillion since 1900, according to a new calculation from scientists. Their database, which contains some 35,000 events,…

At least 413 people are now known to have died in the earthquake that struck Ecuador, the country’s government says. The 7.8-magnitude quake struck Ecuador’s Pacific coast on Saturday, and…

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake has killed at least 41 people in Ecuador, Vice-President Jorge Glas says. A state of emergency was declared in six provinces and the National Guard has…

Saudi Arabia has told the Obama administration and members of Congress that it will sell off hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of American assets held by the kingdom if…

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights has condemned the policies of US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, equating them to bigotry. Zeid Raad al-Hussein did not mention Mr Trump…

Tigers from India could be relocated to Cambodia as part of a plan to increase the animal’s global population. The decision to relocate tigers was agreed to in principle at…

A pilot allowed an elderly couple to get off a plane moments before take-off so they could visit their dying grandson in hospital. They had boarded the Abu Dhabi-bound aircraft…

Police in Panama have raided the headquarters of the law firm at the centre of a massive data leak. Prosecutors said the operation had been carried out at the offices…

On Feb. 4, $101 million dollars of Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves were stolen from its account at the Federal Reserve in New York. Only about $20 million have been recovered…

Recently, there have been more stories about Yahoo shutting bits of its business than celebrating successes. The firm’s own internet services are now valued to be worth a fraction of…