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Shrien Dewani, who is wanted in South Africa over wife's killing, is withdrawn and too terrified to travel by car, court told A British businessman wanted in South Africa over the murder of his wife is a "husk of a man",...

By Michael Lopez What do TV execs do when they run out of ideas for shows? Borrow existing properties from Latin America. This time, they’re “re-imagining” the classic novela Rubi as a brand new series...

MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) - Russia and China urged North Korea on Monday not to go ahead with a plan for its second rocket launch of 2012, with Moscow saying any such move would violate restrictions imposed by the U.N. Se...

Belfast City Council has voted to change its policy of flying the Union flag outside Belfast City Hall on 356 days a year.

This story first appeared on the TomDispatch website. "Debtpocalypse" looms. Depending on who wins out in Washington, we're told, we will either free fall over the fiscal cliff or take a terrifying slide to the pit at th...

One Girl's Quest for Gender-Neutral Toys

A massive queue of traffic north of Moscow has left some drivers stranded for up to three days in sub-zero temperatures.

There was a lot about the inaugural Miami Tennis Cup that was particularly "Miami" -- a center court DJ, a liquor-stocked VIP lounge, and an audience that seemed permanently late. But perhaps the most quintessentially Mi...

A federal law enforcement officer was killed when a dope smuggler’s small craft rammed a Coast Guard boat in a midnight intercept of a marijuana load off the California coast, law enforcement sources told ABC News...

Police are calling a Wyoming community college teacher James Krumm a hero for fighting off his son on Friday, potentially saving the lives of six of his computer science students.

A newly-released, graphic photo of George Zimmerman, taken the night of his fateful confrontation with Florida teen Trayvon Martin, shows the accused killer with a bloody face.

Among Ben-Menashe's enemies are some of his former Israeli superiors who consider him a traitor for exposing senstive Israeli secrets and powerful Republicans, including former President George H.W. Bush whom Ben-Menashe...

NEW YORK/LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas (Reuters) - Central bankers appear satisfied with the impact of their latest monetary stimulus, though there is some disagreement over how forcefully to continue purchasing bonds, remarks b...

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A Dutch man has died after being kicked and punched by three teenage football players for whom he acted as linesman during their Sunday league match.

After dwindling sales saw its circulation fall from two million to just 8,000, Britain's longest-running comic goes online-only.

President Barack Obama warned Syrian President Bashar Assad Monday that the use of chemical weapons by the regime would be "totally unacceptable."

NHS data reveals occupancy currently around 94% which well exceeds quality care limits of 85% Around 94% of hospital beds were occupied last month, well above the 85% limit that doctors regard as necessary to maintain sa...

After England's shock victory over top-ranked New Zealand on Saturday, rugby fans were delighting in the prospect that the two nations might be drawn together for the 2015 World Cup.

Bikram Choudhury, one of the world's most successful yoga gurus and pioneer of "hot yoga," reached a settlement in a copyright suit he brought against a former protégé for teaching his trademarked techniques for pr...

Culture secretary to urge swift action on report's findings as common ground emerges among MPs in debate The culture secretary, Maria Miller, will tell newspaper editors and proprietors on Tuesday that she will impose fu...

Michigan police are investigating the drowning of a college soccer player at her school’s swimming pool after a team workout. Arianna Alioto, 18, of Columbia, Mo., was found dead in Northern Michigan University...