New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, and the two had "a very positive discussion on U.S./U.N. relations," said a U.N. spokesman, a week after Trump slammed the world body on Twitter. Guterres, a former Portuguese...

French maestro Georges Pretre, who regularly conducted the renowned Vienna Symphony Orchestra, died Wednesday aged 92, the Austrian capital's Philharmonic society said. "The Vienna Philharmonic ... is mourning the passing of its honorary member, Georges Pretre," the world-famous musical...

The U.S.-led coalition said Wednesday it has doubled to about 450 the number of military advisors assisting Iraqi troops engaged in the fight to retake Mosul from ISIS fighters. "We have increased the number of advise and assist forces that are there with the ISF (Iraqi Security Forces)...

(Sky News)- Leicester and England centre Manu Tuilagi is facing at least six months out with a serious knee injury. Tuilagi was hurt playing for his club against Saracens in the Aviva Premiership on New Year's Day and scans have revealed damage to his anterior cruciate ligament. The...