Fears Chinese billionaire was abducted by cops

One of China's richest men is feared to have been abducted from Hong Kong by mainland Chinese security agents. http://ift.tt/2jUDbyM

Trump nominates Gorsuch for US Supreme Court

Neil Gorsuch has been chosen by the US President to fill a Supreme Court seat that has been vacant for almost a year. http://ift.tt/2kOcPNC

Staten Island: Politically a world away from NYC

Staten Island is physically close but politically distant from the rest of New York City. http://ift.tt/2kofrEx

The great human float-off: New world record set

A new world record has been set for human floating by almost 2,000 people in Argentina. http://ift.tt/2ko4XF5

Northern Lights may go out across the UK

The Northern Lights may no longer be visible from any part of the UK by the middle of the century, according to British scientists. http://ift.tt/2knXAO9

Trump ban 'softens' as US allows in 800 refugees

President Trump appears to have softened his controversial travel ban in the face of global outrage and also some dissent in his own government. http://ift.tt/2knWEcf

Trump 'using UK to destroy EU', says socialist leader

Europe's socialist leader has accused Donald Trump of using the UK as a Trojan horse to destroy the European Union. http://ift.tt/2kQSwOw

Trump to name key Supreme Court choice

Donald Trump is used to delivering some primetime jeopardy to the American public. http://ift.tt/2jzuBlV

British teenager falls to his death from balcony

A British teenager has fallen to his death from a high-rise balcony in Australia. http://ift.tt/2jz8vjy

McCann officer will not have to pay compensation

The lead officer in the Madeleine McCann case will not have to pay compensation to her parents over a book he wrote about her disappearance. http://ift.tt/2kNURhx

Senators meet to approve US attorney general

US Senators are meeting to decide whether to approve Jeff Sessions as the new attorney general. http://ift.tt/2jz4wDB

Pistorius prosecutor Gerrie 'the bulldog' Nel quits

Prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who led the state's case against Oscar Pistorius, has quit his job. http://ift.tt/2jqDfaW

French candidate's office raided over 'fake job'

Investigators looking into allegations French presidential candidate Francois Fillon paid his British wife for a 'fake job' have searched his office in the French parliament. http://ift.tt/2kmOOzH

Trump travel ban: The claims v the facts

President Donald Trump's travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations has attracted a worldwide wave of condemnation. http://ift.tt/2jR8zvR

Sixth death after car ploughs into pedestrians

A 33-year old woman has become the sixth person to die after a car ploughed into pedestrians on a busy Melbourne street. http://ift.tt/2jyDsnX

North Korea 'threat': US and Seoul boost defences

The US and South Korea have agreed to deploy an anti-missile system to bolster defences against the "evolving North Korean threat". http://ift.tt/2jyskqW

Video shows huge wildfires raging in Chile

Firefighters in Chile have released a video showing the huge task ahead of them as they battle wildfires. http://ift.tt/2jqeWtN

Judy Garland's remains moved across US

Judy Garland's remains have been removed from her resting place in New York and taken to Hollywood. http://ift.tt/2jQsOcY

Protests over arrest of Mumbai attacks suspect

The detention of an Islamic charity boss said to be linked to the 2008 Mumbai massacres has prompted protests in Pakistan. http://ift.tt/2kc0Lpp

Deadly attack on Saudi warship near Yemen

Fighters from Yemen's Houthi movement have reportedly crashed "suicide boats" into a Saudi warship, killing two people. http://ift.tt/2kN8tt7

Race to replace vandalised tsunami alert system

Indonesia's tsunami detection system has been rendered useless by vandalism and a lack of funding, according to experts. http://ift.tt/2kmeDQF

Suspected nuclear fuel found at Fukushima site

There are fresh hopes of a breakthrough in the clean-up of the Fukushima nuclear plant after new images emerged from beneath its wreckage. http://ift.tt/2kPcoSj

Watch how polar ice caps changed in a year

Scientists have released an animation which shows how much the polar ice caps have changed in the past year amid reports that ice levels are at an all-time low. http://ift.tt/2jOOo41

US Boy Scouts to allow transgender children

The Boy Scouts of America will allow transgender children who identify as boys to join its boys-only programmes. http://ift.tt/2jOhDUN

Trump fires attorney general over travel ban

Donald Trump has fired the acting US Attorney General Sally Yates, after she defied him over his controversial travel ban. http://ift.tt/2jNuyX5

Quebec mosque suspect charged as victims named

Officials in Quebec have released the names of six people killed in an attack at a mosque after charging a man with their murders. http://ift.tt/2kIuSVd

Boy's footage of frenzied IS gunman in house

Sky News has obtained footage, believed to have been filmed by a young boy, which shows frenzied Islamic State fighters attacking Iraq's Special Forces in Mosul. http://ift.tt/2jMcdJH

Russia pours money and missiles into Arctic

Russia is pouring money and missiles into the Arctic in the biggest military push since the fall of the Soviet Union. http://ift.tt/2jmSBgB

Is the universe a 'vast, complex hologram'?

The universe could turn out to be a "vast and complex hologram", meaning that life in 3D is an illusion, astrophysicists have said. http://ift.tt/2k9j7HK

Turkey puts 270 'coup plotters' on trial

Turkey has opened its biggest trial yet of people suspected of being involved in plotting a coup that failed in July last year. http://ift.tt/2jKluC4

'Father of Pac-Man' dies at the age of 91

Games company founder Masaya Nakamura, known as the "Father of Pac-Man", has died at the age of 91. http://ift.tt/2kLtQqH

Hidden Figures surprise big winner at SAGs

Hidden Figures was the surprise big winner at the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs). http://ift.tt/2kJSQ5K

Brussels bomb suspect in Paris attack probe

A suspect in the Brussels airport attack dubbed the "man in the hat" has been handed over to France to be questioned about the Paris atrocities. http://ift.tt/2kLgY3S

More than 60 hurt in France motorway pile-up

More than 60 people have been injured in a pile-up on a motorway in France. http://ift.tt/2kiPs0y

'We knew nothing': Goebbels' secretary dies at 106

The former secretary of of Nazi Germany's propaganda boss Joseph Goebbels has died at the age of 106. http://ift.tt/2k8xgF0

Trump team: Travel ban order 'massive success'

Donald Trump's aides have hailed the implementation of a temporary travel ban on people from seven countries as a "massive success story". http://ift.tt/2jtMySO

Showbiz world criticises Trump's travel ban

Stars at the Screen Actors Guild Awards have taken aim at Donald Trump's decision to ban nationals of seven countries from entering the US. http://ift.tt/2k7spDZ

Six teenagers found dead after garden party

Police are investigating if six teenagers found dead after a garden party in Germany were poisoned by carbon monoxide. http://ift.tt/2kJDlGU

Who is affected by Trump's immigration order?

There is still confusion surrounding who is affected by Donald Trump's temporary ban on people from seven Muslim countries entering the US. http://ift.tt/2jLSBDg

Shots fired inside mosque in Canada - reports

Gunshots have been fired inside a mosque in Quebec City, where around 40 people are inside, according to Canadian media reports. http://ift.tt/2kDuEPm

Hamon 'wins French Socialist primary'

Benoit Hamon has won the Socialist party's primary to choose its candidate for France's presidential election, party sources say. http://ift.tt/2k6r803

Trump stands firm amid outcry over travel ban

Senior Republicans have criticised Donald Trump's executive order banning people from seven Muslim countries from coming to the US. http://ift.tt/2kIaXoK

Johnson seeks UK exemptions on Trump travel ban

The Foreign Secretary is trying to ensure Britons with dual citizenship are exempt from Donald Trump's controversial travel ban. http://ift.tt/2kI0kCe

Donald Trump 'has gone to war with Islam'

The sickening sound of mortars and rockets whine over our heads before exploding streets away from our position with Iraqi forces on the eastern banks of the Tigris in Mosul. http://ift.tt/2jsqoAx

Britain to call US over Trump's travel ban

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Amber Rudd are to call their US counterparts about Donald Trump's travel ban. http://ift.tt/2kHPEDS

Tourists spent night in water after boat sank

More than two dozen people have been rescued a day after a boat carrying Chinese tourists sank in Malaysian waters. http://ift.tt/2k6aMEv

Trump: Travel ban will prevent 'horrible mess'

Donald Trump has defended strict travel restrictions placed on people from seven Muslim-majority nations, saying they will prevent a "horrible mess" in the US. http://ift.tt/2jj5aJR

US serviceman killed in raid on al Qaeda base

One American serviceman has been killed and three injured in a US-led attack on an al Qaeda headquarters in Yemen. http://ift.tt/2jrUYtZ

Mo Farah: Trump seems to have made me an alien

Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah says he fears Donald Trump's travel ban means he may not be able to return to his family in the US. http://ift.tt/2jrRlnH

Fear and dismay of travellers hit by US bar

Travellers left stranded by Donald Trump’s immigration executive order have spoken of their fear and dismay. http://ift.tt/2jEPyz1