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Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic and Olympic track star, was indicted Monday on a charge of premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend in South Africa.

Spain agrees to allow EU observers to assess the legality of its Gibraltar border checks "as soon as possible".

Iraqi authorities executed 17 people, including an Egyptian man and two Iraqi women, most of whom were convicted of terrorism, Iraq's Ministry of Justice said in a statement released Monday.

Floods in Russia's Far East have forced 20,000 people from their homes since July

Two and a half years after an earthquake and tsunami rocked the Fukushima plant and spewed radioactive waste across the region, tens of thousands of evacuees still live in a fugue of fear and confusion

Ash from Sakurajima in country's southwest coats nearby Kagoshima city and forms plume 5,000 metres high.

MEDAN, Indonesia (AP) -- Security forces have retaken control of an overcrowded prison in western Indonesia following a riot, and have recaptured most of the estimated 30 convicts who escaped.

At least 15 people crossing the tracks at a remote train station in the northern Indian state of Bihar are hit by an express train, reports say.

MANILA, Philippines (AP) -- Torrential rains brought the Philippine capital to a standstill Monday, making streets impassable to vehicles while thousands of people across coastal and mountainous northern regions moved to...

Beaches are closed after a boy suffers leg injuries and is airlifted to hospital in the second Hawaii shark attack in a week.

Green Party MP Caroline Lucas is among those arrested at the site in West Sussex where police are trying to disperse activists.

Indian space authorities are to re-launch a communications satellite three years after two attempts at take-off failed.

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is due to reappear at Pretoria magistrates' court over the killing of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

The first official photographs of Prince George are released, showing him with his parents in the Middleton family's garden.

There have been dozens more deaths in the conflict between the Egyptian security forces, supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood and Egyptians who do not support the current military rulers.

Manchester City's old guard earn a priceless first win for new manager Manuel Pellegrini.

Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed a law on Monday barring licensed therapists from trying to turn gay teenagers straight, the latest example of the potential 2016 presidential candidate steering a moderate course.

Andy Murray will face the pressure of being a "hunted" player as he bids to defend his US Open title, says John McEnroe.

Government prosecutors are seeking 60 years in prison for Pvt. Bradley Manning as punishment for his release of classified documents. But little attention is being paid to the benefits from those disclosures, including h...

In Southern France, bulls are championed both in the arena and on the plate.

Anyone who's grown up with The Shawshank Redemption knows the value of a prison library--perhaps none more than Stephen King himself. So it should come as heartening news that Gitmo will now accept a previously rejected ...

Swansea coastguard station is "understaffed" with 13 instead of 22 rescue co-ordinators, an union claims.