OJ Simpson, the former American footballer who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died aged 76, his family says. Orenthal James Simpson rose to fame as a college footballer before playing in the NFL. In 1995, he was acquitted of the murder of his former wife Nicole Brown and a friend in a trial […]

A major search and rescue operation is under way after an avalanche in the Ötztal Alps in western Austria. Two people have been killed, and at least two others are reported to have been rescued. Initial reports suggest 17 people were in the area at the time. Austrian reports describe a snow slide of 180m […]

Stunning artworks have been uncovered in a new excavation at Pompeii, the ancient Roman city buried in an eruption from Mount Vesuvius in AD79. Archaeologists say the frescoes are among the finest to be found in the ruins of the ancient site. Mythical Greek figures such as Helen of Troy are depicted on the high […]