Air travelers across Europe face a third day of disruptions as more snow is forecast for England and Germany. London’s Heathrow said there will be further delays and cancellations today and in the next few days after snow blanketing western Europe...

Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton with his late mother’s engagement ring to bring together the two most “special” women in his life, he disclosed.

The Queen has been forced to give up the ultimate right to manage the Palace’s financial affairs in a secret deal signed by Palace aides and the Government, The Independent has learnt. A “financial memorandum” formalising the...

Fourteen bodies, some of them mutilated with machetes, have been discovered in a river west of Burundi’s capital. At least one of the victims - whose identities are not yet known - was decapitated. The brutality of the killings is feeding fears...

The honking plastic horns that caused such an uproar at the World Cup have been shut out of Champions League and European Championship qualifying matches. UEFA issued a ban Wednesday that prevents fans from bringing vuvuzelas into the stadium at any...

BRITISH academic and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins has angered Muslim groups by comparing the burqa to a trash bag. The 69-year-old author referred to the burqa as a “full bin-liner thing” in a magazine interview while discussing his...

Britain offered its first public accounting of its nuclear arsenal Wednesday, disclosing that it has a stockpile of 225 warheads in a move that offers transparency to non-nuclear states in hope of winning stricter global controls on the spread of atomic...

Banks are driving customers from branches by raising the amount of cash that can be taken out over the counter. The move is another nail in the coffin of the traditional bank branch, which is rapidly being supplanted by transactions through call...

A Pakistani woman living on benefits in the UK despite facing a murder charge in her home country was yesterday facing demands from MPs to return there to stand trial. Bushra Ferozdin Butt, 35, spent ten months in custody after she was accused of...

One of the main rebel groups in Sudan’s Darfur region has threatened “all-out war” if its leader is arrested. Sudanese officials have asked Interpol to arrest Justice and Equality Movement (Jem) leader Khalil Ibrahim for planning an...