Actor Brad Pitt says he is "very saddened" that wife Angelina Jolie has filed for divorce and asks for privacy on their children's behalf.

The US Army is working on a new hand grenade for the first time in 40 years.

Brazil ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will stand trial over an alleged corruption scheme at the state oil company, Petrobras, a judge says.

A body that advises employers is warning them they could miss out on talent if they aren't more open-minded about tattoos.

The US charges Ahmad Khan Rahami with planting bombs in New York City and New Jersey, one of which injured 29 people in Manhattan.

The 193 countries of the United Nations sign a landmark declaration to rid the world of drug-resistant infections or superbugs.

Watching a tragic film could have an unexpected benefit in triggering a feel-good chemical, research suggests.

Lack of political progress in Iraq and Syria risks undermining military operations against so-called Islamic State militants, MPs warn.