John Robert Schrieffer, a physicist who shared in the 1972 Nobel Prize in physics for developing a pioneering theory of superconductivity, has died. He was 88. Family members say Schrieffer died in his sleep at a nursing facility Saturday in Tallahassee, Florida, where he had been a

Police in Moscow have detained more than 1,000 people at a rally, in one of the biggest crackdowns in years. Demonstrators were dragged away from the city hall as security forces used batons against the crowd. People were protesting against the exclusion of opposition candidates

Police in the Russian capital Moscow have detained some 300 people at an unauthorised protest against the exclusion of many opposition candidates from forthcoming local elections. Protesters were dragged away from the city hall while others were corralled into nearby streets. Some

The US and Guatemala have signed a migration agreement, days after US President Donald Trump threatened the Central American country with tariffs. Under the deal, migrants from Honduras and El Salvador who pass through Guatemala would be required to stop and seek asylum there first.

The US Supreme Court has said that President Donald Trump can use $2.5 billion (£2 billion) of Pentagon funds for a section of wall on the southern border. The court ruled by five votes to four to block a ruling by a federal judge in California that barred the president from spending

Eight people were killed and dozens injured when twin earthquakes struck islands in the northern Philippines early Saturday while many were still asleep, local officials said. Both tremors hit the province of Batanes, a group of sparsely populated islets north of the nation’s

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians will no longer abide by previous agreements made with Israel. His announcement followed an emergency meeting after Israel razed Palestinian buildings it said were illegally built on the edge of Jerusalem. Agreements signed

North Korea has called the test of two new missiles on Thursday a "solemn warning" against what it described as "South Korean warmongers". The short-range missiles were fired into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea, from Wonsan on North Korea's east coast. Leader Kim

The US federal government is to resume executing death-row inmates after a 16-year hiatus, the justice department has announced. Attorney General William Barr said in a statement he had directed the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to schedule the executions of five inmates. Mr Barr said the

Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats they were traveling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the coastguard and U.N. refugee agency said. Ayoub Gassim, a spokesman for Libya's coastguard, said that two boats

Three bombs rocked the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday (July 25), killing at least 15 people, officials said, as the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff was meeting top US and NATO officials in the city. Eight employees of the ministry of mines and petroleum were killed and 27

Much of Western Europe is expected to face record-breaking temperatures again, with its second heatwave in a month set to reach its peak. A red alert has been issued in Northern France - with temperatures of 41C forecast in Paris. The UK is expecting 39C heat and trains have been

Boris Johnson's new cabinet will meet for the first time on Thursday morning, before the new prime minister addresses the House of Commons. On Wednesday, Mr Johnson gave key roles to leading Brexiteers. Dominic Raab and Priti Patel returned to government as foreign secretary and

North Korea has fired two short-range missiles into the sea, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. They were launched early on Thursday, travelling a distance of 430km (270 miles) and reaching an altitude of 50km before falling into the Sea of Japan, also known as the

Theresa May has delivered a farewell speech in Downing Street before tendering her resignation to the Queen. She wished new Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government well, adding: "Their successes will be our country's successes." Earlier, Mrs May faced MPs' questions

Four people were killed in a suspected Muslim rebel attack on a military base in southern Thailand's Pattani province, authorities said Wednesday. Among the dead in the late-night attack were an army sergeant-major, two defence volunteers and a villager, according to Colonel

The French city of Bordeaux has hit its highest temperature since records began, as Western Europe braces for the second heatwave to hit this summer. On Tuesday, Meteo France registered 41.2C (106.1F) in the south-western city, breaking a 2003 record of 40.7C. Forecasters predict a

Boris Johnson will begin the process of forming his government later after he succeeds Theresa May as prime minister. The new Conservative leader will take office on Wednesday afternoon following an audience with the Queen at Buckingham Palace. After entering Downing Street, he is

Hardline Brexiteer Boris Johnson has won the UK's Conservative Party leadership contest and will take over from outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May when she steps down on Wednesday. Johnson, a former Mayor of London and British Foreign Secretary, was officially named the new Tory

The first flight director of US space agency Nasa has died at the age of 95 - days after 50th anniversary celebrations of the first Moon landing. Chris Kraft, who joined Nasa in 1958, developed the planning and control processes for crewed space missions. He set up Nasa's