Ban Ki-moon showed off his dance skills when he was visited at the United Nations by Psy, the rapper behind Gangnam Style.

A rhino curator consulted by Essex police over the sighting of a big cat near Clacton says images taken by holidaymakers were inconclusive.

The Archbishop of Canterbury says frustration at disagreements over women bishops in the Church of England could result in a "depressed church".

The head of Medecins Sans Frontires in Greece has accused the Athens authorities of pursuing an incorrect and dangerous public-health strategy.

The head of the charity behind a film about LRA leader Joseph Kony has released a new video hitting back at criticism over its strategy and spending.

Doctors say there’s "something special" about a case where a man survived spending two months snowed in his car with sub-zero temperatures outside.

Economy could be paralysed as supplies dry up and trucks come to a halt.

France’s crackdown on its foreign Roma population, and their forced repatriation, has come under fire.

Most reality television shows keep their aspirations modest: good ratings, plenty of gossip and at least one participant who makes his or her way on t

A weak and fragmented Europe is slowly but surely becoming a second-division world power.

Philippe Starck, the prolific Parisian designer, wants you to think many things about his first foray into ready-to-wear clothing.

Members of France’s political and business elite went on trial this week charged with involvement in the illegal sale of weapons to Angola.

Michel Houellebecq may have just suffered the most hurtful jibe of all: he has been called boring. His cinematic debut has been given a thumbs-down.

IN The Island, two political prisoners on Robben Island perform a version of Antigone to their cellmates and their warders.