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About 50% of criminals convicted of sex offences, violence and burglaries in England and Wales in 2012 were not sent to prison, new figures reveal.

The accused allegedly collected tens of thousands of dollars a year with false psychiatric disorder claims.

The leader of an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria is calling for an end to days of bloody infighting between opposition factions, according to an online message.

For an administration seeking to win a skeptical public over to ObamaCare, the Justice Department could not have picked a more sympathetic foe for a Supreme Court fight than The Little Sisters of the Poor.

Dennis Rodman angrily defends his visit to North Korea, ahead of a basketball game to mark leader Kim Jong-un's birthday.

A Russian research ship at the center of an Antarctic rescue drama has broken free from heavy pack ice two weeks after it became trapped, officials confirmed on Wednesday, hours after a Chinese icebreaker that became tra...

American officials suspect a former Guantanamo Bay detainee and possible former member of al-Qaeda of leading the attack on the consulate in Benghazi, the Washington Post is reporting.     

Thailand's anti-graft body says it will charge 308 politicians over a failed constitutional amendment, as Bangkok protests continue.

A hardline Islamist group in Syria urges its supporters to attack rival rebel factions, rejecting calls for a ceasefire between warring opposition groups.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- A Navy helicopter with five aboard went down in the Atlantic 18 miles off Virginia on Wednesday. All but one of those aboard was rescued at sea, the...

A Brooklyn landlord was found nearly beheaded Tuesday, and police arrested one of his tenants Wednesday on murder charges.

As humanitarian situation in Anbar worsens, military and tribal leaders strike deal to drive out al-Qaeda-linked group.

PM's strong warning follows invitation by pro-autonomy groups to international firms to lift crude from their terminals.

Former Germany player Hitzlsperger says he's gay; hopes athletes talk more about homosexuality     

One of Africa's youngest billionaires Ashish Thakkar on the business potential he sees between the continent and the UAE.

Fast-moving erosion threatens Hawaii coastal homes, but seawall might destroy iconic beach     

A man is charged with the murders of two Catholic builders in north Belfast almost 20 years ago.

The Eden Project reports its worst-ever loss for the year ending March 2013.

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea said Wednesday it will elect members of its rubber-stamp parliament in March, which could provide a glimpse into any changes in the country's power elite after the execution of lead...

JPMorgan agrees to $2.6bn fine to resolve charges that its poor oversight enabled investment fraud by Bernie Madoff.

A glue that can seal open wounds or repair leaking blood vessels in the heart is developed in the US.