The M23 rebels took control of a town 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu despite a ceasefire.

Communities minister Jim McMahon said that despite a 6.8 increase to overall local authority funding, some English councils will be poorer.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has said it will be a “great honour” to play in front of US President Donald Trump in Sunday’s Super Bowl. Trump is due to become the first sitting president ...

Egypt and Jordan have both rejected Mr Trump’s call to resettle Palestinians on their soil. Trump said the US would take over ...

A team led by researchers at the University of Aberdeen used a new method of detecting vitamin D in human hair samples.

Pieter de Villiers believes Scotland have been steadily building towards a level where they are now ready to banish their Ireland hoodoo. The Scots have lost each of their last 10 meetings with the ...

Guatemala’s president has said after meeting with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that his country will accept migrants from other countries being deported from the US. Under the “safe third country ...

The return to the usual Dail business comes two weeks after the opposition disrupted the nomination of Mr Martin as Taoiseach in a protest over speaking time. Government-affiliated independents had ...

The order all but shut down the six-decade mission of the agency, which delivers humanitarian aid from the US to other ...

Head coach Borthwick’s future is being questioned following a run of seven defeats in nine Tests and seven in a row against top-tier opposition.

Head coach Sam Burgess admits Wigan Warriors prop Liam Byrne is a player he admires amid rumours linking him with Warrington Wolves ...

A man died after medical technology including sleep apnoea equipment stopped working during Storm Eowyn, the Irish parliament has been told. Sinn Fein TD for Mayo Rose Conway-Walsh said she was ...