They were the longest 15 seconds of my life," said Lali Gutierrez, recalling how she and her family scrambled to escape a wildfire which advanced towards her home in Tenerife."We grabbed our two dogs and

Now, however, the ECB experts are in for a dose of real life as they meet audiences ranging from students to clergy this year to get their views on inflation and feedback on the central bank's work, six

In the United States, accusations of Russian meddling in the presidential election have resurfaced - this time, regarding the 2020 campaign.Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has warned Russia

It appears to be sedition season on the Indian subcontinent. A relic of the colonial era, the sedition law has become a potent weapon in the hands of the Pakistani and Indian governments to crush

E. Jean Carroll, a veteran advice columnist at ELLE magazine who last year accused President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s, said she was fired from her editorial position at the end of 2019

Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign plans to ask for a partial recount of the Iowa caucus results after the state Democratic Party released results of its recanvass late Tuesday that show Sanders and

The number of new coronavirus infections in mainland China fell below 2,000 on Tuesday for the first time since January, although global experts warn it is still too early to say the outbreak is being

Rival leaders in war-torn South Sudan face a February 22 deadline to form a long-delayed government of national unity.But just a few days before the milestone, hopes for a breakthrough dampened

China on Friday reported 116 more deaths in Hubei, the province at the centre of the escalating coronavirus outbreak, bringing to at least 1,483 the total number of deaths across the countryThe province

minibus crash in central Russia killed eight people in the early hours on Thursday, local police said.A minibus with nine people on board was attempting to overtake another vehicle on a highway in the

TV actor Jussie Smollett has been indicted by a special prosecutor in Illinois on six counts of lying to police.The Empire actor said he was the subject of a racist and homophobic attack in Chicago last

former Chicago police officer convicted of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed man in 2017 was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison.Lowell Houser, 60, sat slumped in a chair between his lawyers as

Apple's biggest iPhone maker Foxconn (2317.TW) got approval to resume production at a key plant in China after being forced to shut it following the coronavirus outbreak, but only 10% of the factory's

About 16,000 people, or under 10% of Foxconn's workforce in Zhengzhou, have returned to the plant, the person said, adding that company executives were "trying very hard" to negotiate with authorities

Didier Gailhaguet, the long-serving head of France's skating federation, has resigned after a wave of condemnation following allegations of sexual abuse in figure skating.Announcing his resignation on

Concerns have been raised over "deposit-free" renting being mis-sold to tenants who do not understand the costs involved.The option allows renters to pay a smaller, generally non-refundable fee in place

The former head of a top US investment firm has been sentenced to nine months in prison for his role in the US universities admissions scandal.Retired Pacific Investment Management Company (Pimco) chief

The government has named Dame Karen Pierce as the new ambassador to the US.Dame Karen - who is currently the UK's permanent representative to the United Nations - will become the first woman in the post.She

Shares in Twitter jumped Thursday after the social media company said revenue and user numbers exceeded forecasts in the latest quarter, though profit fell as expenses rose.The San Francisco-based tech

The government must release some documents that will shed light on two grand juries that sat in Boston nearly 50 years ago to investigate the leak of the Pentagon Papers, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.The