The nationwide process of selecting candidates to run in November's US presidential race is under way in the state of Iowa.

Chef Benoit Violier, whose Swiss restaurant was named the best in the world in December, has been found dead at his home.

Barbie, the iconic plastic toy doll model, is getting three new body types this year.

Two Turkish journalists face life in prison over a story alleging that the Turkish government was arming Islamist militants in Syria.

With their long bandy legs and familiar hump, camels may be well known for being some of the toughest animals in the desert but they are also formidable in the wrestling ring.

The Zika virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas, the World Health Organization has warned.

Millions of people across the eastern US are clearing up after the weekend's massive snowstorm that virtually paralysed the region.