Britain sweltered in near record-breaking temperatures with sunseekers across the country heading to the seaside to cool down. The southeast recorded the highest figures of 34C ...

A heat wave covered much of Europe on Monday, with record-hot first day of play at Wimbledon and forest fires in Turkey and France.

Animated map of the heatwave in Europe, showing daily temperature forecasts from Monday, June 30 to Saturday, July 5 at 1500 ...

China has become trendy for Russians who once worshiped everything Western. Young people are learning Mandarin, and Chinese culture and goods have become ubiquitous in Moscow.