Spanish dictator General Francisco Franco had reportedly ordered his provincial governors to compile a list of Jews, which could have sent thousands to their deaths in the extermination camps run by A

British charity Oxfam can win a windfall of more than £100,000 if Swiss tennis player Roger Federer regains his form and goes on to win his seventh singles title at Wimbledon Championships, which got

Britain is waiting for severe spending cuts as the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government unveils its emergency budget on Tuesday.

BP PLC said on Monday that its partners in the leaking Gulf of Mexico oil well must share responsibility for the costs in dealing with the disaster, on which BP said it has now spent $2 billion.

England and Australia meet in a five-match one-day international series starting at Hampshire’s Rose Bowl ground on Tuesday, knowing their every move will be scrutinised for its Ashes relevance.

Formula One rookie Karun Chandhok has dismissed speculation about his status at cash-strapped HRT and made clear that he is keen to be part of the team’s plans for the future.

For the first time, astronomers have found that the magnetic field in the outer atmosphere of the sun produces eerie musical harmonies — a discovery that could provide new ways of understanding and pr

Rafael Nadal is determined to cap his return to the top of the world by regaining the Wimbledon title he was forced to surrender without a fight.

Music legend Paul McCartney says that the Beatles, during their initial days, played some “miserable” shows and even had pennies thrown at them by a group of “unruly youth”.

An Australian scientist, who helped eradicate smallpox from the world, has created a new sensation by predicting that the human race will be extinct within the next 100 years.