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Pope Francis is due to meet Muslim and Christian leaders in Istanbul on the second day of his three-day highly symbolic visit to Turkey.

A manhunt is under way for a patient who absconded from a psychiatric hospital in south-east London after assaulting two members of staff.

From accelerometers to UV light sensors and GPS systems, today's fitness bracelets are like miniature laboratories on your wrist. Here's how they gather data about your body - and translate it into real-world advice. The...

A man wearing a werewolf mask shot a worker at a check-cashing business in Southern California and fled, sparking a massive hunt, authorities said.

Not one country in the world has successfully eliminated its gender gap, according to a recent report from the World Economic Forum (WEF). But while the scope of gender inequality has narrowed in some countries, in other...

Thought Thanksgiving was about coming together with family and being grateful for what you have? Think again. It seems the holiday is becoming more about shopping. With more and more retailers choosing to open their door...

A new year is fast approaching, and that means a whole new round of flagship devices from manufacturers is coming too. Samsung, for instance, is likely readying the Galaxy S6 as you read this, and the speculation is moun...

Pizza Hut's new eye-reading technology determines what customers want in just three seconds, based upon what ingredients they look at. The company claims the system is 98% accurate.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- We all buy things we need and subsequently use.  In this digital and mobile age, it's easier than ever to buy anything you could possibly imagine... with almost everything being shipped right to ...

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British researchers develop 15-minute test for virus, as French leader visits former colony at centre of outbreak.

Is someone on your gift list starry-eyed about space? Do they dig dinosaurs? Check out 20 science books that are worth giving -- or getting.

The devastating attack on the Grand Mosque in Kano, Nigeria was almost certainly the work of Boko Haram. Why are they attacking Muslims at prayer?

Two months of US-led air strikes have failed to weaken Islamic State militants, Syria's foreign minister says, urging Turkey to tighten border controls.

Yang Maodong forced into lengthy hearing without food as Beijing government broadens its crackdown on dissent A leading Chinese rights activist who organised rallies for media freedom pleaded not guilty to charges of dis...

Elbowing their way into malls this weekend for dolls, televisions and reindeer sweaters, shoppers probably will give little thought to how the future holiday presents got to retail shelves.

 People have wondered how an Internet without net neutrality would work. Net neutrality is more than just a debate, it’s not a hypothetical, and it’s real and alive today with SMS. It is currently hypothetical that ...

Move over, baby goats — there's a new cute animal for the Internet to gush over In the video, above, caregivers at the Australian Bat Clinic wrap baby flying fox bats in cozy blankets — like little burritos — after...

Despite scientific warnings, rare optimism going into next round of UN climate talks in Lima

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Activists are divided by aim and by geography, with goals of justice for Michael Brown or an end to lethal police force against minorities.

Racially motivated attacks have increased at a time when open borders in the European Union have led waves of illegal and legal migrants to Britain and Ireland.