More than 1,000 homes were damaged in the barren and sparsely populated region, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

SCOTTISH singer Susan Boyle has been the target of an online hack with her Spotify profile crediting songs to her which she did not release. Boyle, based in West Lothian, was a contestant on Britain's ...

LABOUR ministers have shed light on a series of meetings they have held with the Israeli government since the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli ...

Sky Sports say that the defender, 24, has completed his medical ahead of a loan move to the Belgian Pro-League. Reporter Anthony Joesph says the former Scotland Under-21 international will join KV ...

A man pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train. Sebastian Zapeta, 33, appeared in a Brooklyn court in an orange jumpsuit and orange jacket ...

Two British hikers have been missing in Italy’s Dolomite mountains for nearly a week, a charity has said. Aziz Ziriat, 36, and Sam Harris, 35, have not been seen or heard from since January 1, ...

POLICE have recovered a body from water amid the search for a man who disappeared almost two weeks ago. Officers found the man’s body at around 11.25am on Tuesday near the River Tay, south of Perth.

John Swinney’s door remains open for talks on his Government’s budget despite Labour’s plans to abstain in the final vote, the First Minister has said.

Referees will explain the outcomes of reviews to fans present at the ground and to viewers at home, over the two League Cup semi-finals.

Cait ann an Cunnart, will air on BBC ALBA on Wednesday, and will explore the work of the Saving Wildcats project in the Cairngorms National Park. Saving Wildcats is a conservation partnership project ...

THE current devolution settlement is preventing the Scottish Government from being able to set up its own publicly owned energy company, ...

The Health Secretary was confronted about the costs facing individuals and families in paying for care as he took questions on LBC.