Cars were written off on Sunday after trees were uprooted and fell down following the fierce storm which saw winds of up to 112mph cause mayhem and chaos in Taipei, Taiwan.

James Tuttiett (pictured), 53, has built a massive property empire of controversial freeholds across the UK, allowing him to charge homeowners for the land their house is built on.

Samuel Volery, 33, who lives in France, performed the stunt at the annual Highline Extreme event in Moleson, a tourist mountain in his home country of Switzerland.

By Alexandra Ulmer CARACAS (Reuters) – State workers in Venezuela are receiving frequent phone calls, pressure from bosses and threats of dismissal to ensure they vote in favor of President Nicolas Maduro’s controversial new congress on Sunday. The unpopular leftist Maduro is pushing ahead with the election to create a powerful new legislature despite four […]

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby on Sunday declared Sudan the 39th province of the worldwide Anglican Communion, six years after the predominantly Christian south gained independence from the north. The Anglican church in Sudan, a majority Muslim country, has been administered from South Sudan since the 2011 split which followed a civil war that left […]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A suspect is expected to change his plea in the kidnapping, sexual assault and killing of an 11-year-old girl in a remote part of the largest American Indian reservation that prompted an effort to expand the Amber Alert system into tribal communities across the U.S.

By Alexandra Ulmer and Anggy Polanco CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Deadly protests rocked Venezuela on Sunday as voters broadly boycotted an election for a constitutional super-body that unpopular leftist President Nicolas Maduro vowed would begin a “new era of combat” in the crisis-stricken nation. Maduro, widely disliked for overseeing an unraveling of Venezuela’s economy, […]

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — While North Korea's second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile dominated headlines late last week, Pyongyang quietly unveiled renovations around the capital's biggest landmark: a futuristic, pyramid-shaped 105-story hotel, the world's tallest unoccupied building.

Facebook Inc shares could rise 16 percent to $200 within a year, the newspaper Barron’s said in its July 31 edition, as the social media company’s profits ramp up and it expands its reach in video advertising. Barron’s said Facebook’s spending will rise in order to build more potentially lucrative advertising into its video, Instagram […]

Wall Street veteran Edward Yardeni explains the number one factor protecting the stock market rally.