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Authorities issue stern warning amid calls for rival demonstrations on 40th anniversary of attack on Israel in Sinai.

Coastguards rescue hundreds of migrants from stricken boats, days after a boat capsized killing more than 100.

Japan PM says open to overseas expertise to help contain Fukushima radioactive water leak     

About a half-dozen bikers accused of beating an SUV driver last weekend used their helmets to attack him and kicked his head and body as he lay on the ground , New York police said.

US forces have conducted two separate raids in Africa, one on the Al Shabaab militant group in Somalia linked to last month's Kenya mall attack that killed more than 60 people, and the other to capture a Libyan Al Qaeda ...

Canada Foreign Affairs department says two Canadians held without charges for several weeks have been freed.

Swarms of aggressive hornets have killed dozens and injured over a thousand people in China.

BUENOS AIRES

Means testing is so ubiquitous it ought to be used for eligibility for Congressional elections.

Disarmament experts from international watchdog OPCW begin destruction of Syria's chemical weapons arsenal, a monitoring official tells the BBC.

Nomination for presidential elections are set to close on Sunday, amid last-minute frenzy of political manoeuvring.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad raises the possibility of Germany acting as a mediator to try to end his country's 30-month-long civil war.

Political rivals agree on timetable for ruling coalition to quit and be replaced by government of independents.

Hit-And-Run Driver Strikes, Seriously Injures 87-Year-Old Man In Newton     

KUALA LUMPUR

A storm system that buried parts of Wyoming and South Dakota in heavy, wet snow on Friday also brought powerful thunderstorms packing tornadoes to the Great Plains.

NEW ORLEANS

Figures compiled by the BBC show an increase in allegations of historic child abuse have coincided with a reduction in the number of arrests being made.

3 West Papuan activists breach security, enter Australian consulate in Bali during APEC     

Republican House Speaker John Boehner vowed on Sunday not to raise the U.S. debt ceiling without a "serious conversation" about what is driving the debt, while Democrats said it was irresponsible and reckless to raise th...

You may have noticed something peculiar about the two military operations against two terrorism suspects this weekend: neither involved drone strikes in any way. This is the new norm, apparently: special forces raids are...

At least 44 people have been killed and scores hurt in Egypt in clashes between police and supporters of the deposed Islamist President Mohammed Morsi.