Michael Owen has revealed the mortifying moment he was ‘b******ed’ by the Queen after squeezing into a packed lift with her at Royal Ascot. The former England striker has a passionate interest in horse racing and was desperately trying to observe etiquette on a visit to the sport’s blue riband event. Writing in his new […]

At least 29 people were killed in two separate incidents in Burkina Faso’s troubled north on Sunday after a food convoy and a transport truck were attacked, the government said. One vehicle transporting people and goods “rode over an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Barsalogho area” leaving at least 15 passengers dead, government spokesman […]

Britain is not ready for its next recession and must consider changes to the way it manages its economy to see off the downturn when it comes, the Resolution Foundation, a think-tank, said on Monday. British gross domestic product shrank in the second quarter of this year and the economy is struggling to pick up […]

The American priest’s voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt. On the other end, recording the call, was a young man battered by shame but anxious to get the priest to describe exactly what had happened in this little island village. “I should […]

Hong Kong’s Government on Monday warned foreign governments not to interfere in the city’s “internal affairs,” following weekend protests that called for U.S. support in the three-month-old crisis. In a statement, the government also condemned “the illegal behaviour of the radical protesters’’ after violent clashes overnight between some protesters and police. The continued protests in […]