Oil prices have climbed more than 5% while shares are mixed as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevents tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz

A powerful earthquake has struck off the northern Japanese coast, tsunami alert issued

Robots take on humans in half marathon in China

The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has said.

1 dead after small plane crashes into Florida yard

The Kenton United Synagogue, in Harrow, north-west London was targeted at about midnight on Sunday.

Footage online show vehicles submerged, trees uprooted and houses hit by landslides.

A political bribery scandal in Ohio is shadowing Jon Husted this election year

Authorities in Iowa say three University of Iowa students have been wounded in a shooting that erupted in a nightlife district near campus

Authorities say around 25 protesters were arrested as about 1,000 animal welfare activists tried to enter a beagle breeding and research facility in Wisconsin

Four candidates to be the next secretary-general of the United Nations will audition for the job this week, far fewer than there were 10 years ago when António Guterres was selected as U.N. chief

The historic midnight ride of Paul Revere is set to be reenacted Monday but with some modern-day tweaks: It will be run in the middle of the day, and the horse and rider will have a police escort