With Japan charging an average tax rate of 1.9% on other countries’ goods and having a long-standing alliance with the US, ...

Farmers, officials and industry leaders in Ivory Coast said fairer prices for cocoa are more urgent than ever before.

Men are less likely than women to seek support after being diagnosed with cancer, a charity has said. And if they do seek ...

North Korea has threatened unspecified retaliation after the US flew long-range bombers over South Korea, which the North claim may be a practice run for an attack.

He emphasised that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he saw value in the companies, not to take out competitors.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has promised Malaysia and Vietnam greater access to Chinese markets as he tours south-east Asia ...

The British-American author found fame with her debut novel, A Woman Of Substance, and went on to write 40 novels.

More pupils are missing out on extracurricular activities and school trips as parents cannot afford them, it has been suggested.

They argued that Weinstein’s stay at New York City’s Rikers Island jail complex is exacerbating the disgraced film mogul’s health issues.

Simon Armitage has said he is “excited” to receive the freedom of the City of London, despite being a northerner all his life. The Poet Laurete, who was brought up in Marsden, West Yorkshire, attended ...

The findings have been released ahead of the NASUWT teaching union’s annual conference in Liverpool over Easter.