Europe

Sikh student asked to leave bar over its 'no headwear policy'

A bar staff member asked 22-year-old Amrik Singh, a Sikh law student, to leave the premises due to the pub's "no headwear policy."

Mar 12, 2018

Rafael Benitez: Newcastle boss confident of avoiding relegation after Southampton win

Kenedy scored twice and Matt Ritchie added a third to take Newcastle five points clear of the relegation zone.

Mar 11, 2018

Storm Emma exposes killer plants: What makes hemlock water dropwort so poisonous

Hemlock water dropwort has parsnip-like roots which are extremely toxic and can kill people by attacking the nervous system.

Mar 11, 2018

James Webb, the world's largest space telescope, to investigate origin of water

Studying interstellar molecular clouds could yield clues to the origin and evolution of water and other key building blocks necessary for life to arise.

Mar 11, 2018

Young Indian official slams Pakistan in UN meet, calls it 'failed state'

The second secretary at India's UN Mission slammed Pakistan at the 37th United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) session in Geneva.

Mar 10, 2018

French president greeted with signature 'Modi hug,' here's Macron's 4-day itinerary

French president Emmanuel Macron and first lady Brigitte Marie-Claude are on a four-day visit to India to discuss bilateral relations.

Mar 10, 2018

Ernesto Valverde dismisses concerns over lifestyle of £135m Barcelona striker Ousmane Dembele

French striker Dembele, 20, has been restricted to just seven La Liga appearances in his debut season in Spain.

Mar 9, 2018

Rafael Benitez urged to reject Arsenal interest and stay at Newcastle

The Magpies are currently in 16th place in the Premier League, two points above the relegation zone.

Mar 9, 2018

Sam Allardyce hopeful of long-term stay at Everton

The Toffees are in 11th place in the Premier League but have only won two of their last 12 matches in all competitions.

Mar 9, 2018

Snowstorm exposes 7,000-year-old secret forest where trees have turned into stones

The Petrified Forest in Redcar is believed to have existed from late Mesolithic period and was covered with a variety of trees.

Mar 8, 2018

ESA test fires air-breathing engine for satellites at the edge of space

'Air-breathing electric propulsion is no longer simply a theory but a tangible, working concept,' one of the researchers has said.

Mar 8, 2018

Planet parade: rare celestial alignment starts today and will end with a Blue Moon

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, along with Pluto and Antares will be aligned on the night sky this month.

Mar 7, 2018

Neymar joined Paris Saint-Germain for money, former Barcelona president says

Brazil international Neymar, 26, joined PSG from Barcelona for a world record fee of £198m in August last year.

Mar 6, 2018

Russian beauty queens held for trying to sell 18-year-old as a sex slave for $26,000 in the Middle East

The two beauty queens had planned to sell the 18-year-old female student into prostitution after stripping of her passport.

Mar 5, 2018

Watch: 5 kids take selfie video on Russian railway track in front of fast-approaching train

While the teenagers were not prosecuted, their parents were summoned by the police and charged with "failing to perform their parental responsibilities".

Mar 3, 2018