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The Talker: Too Hot To Teach?     

Police in India's West Bengal state arrest 13 people in connection with a gang rape of a woman allegedly on orders of village elders who objected to her relationship with a man.

UN mediator for Syrian peace talks Lakhdar Brahimi will hold separate talks with rival delegations to assess their willingness to meet together.

A South Korean trade official abducted this week in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, has been rescued and his kidnappers detained, authorities said Thursday.

The Moroccan parliament unanimously amends laws that allowed rapists of underage girls to avoid punishment by marrying their victims.

(Based on an interview with Dr Amita Pandey, Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King George's Medical University - KGMU.) Before 7th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health a...

Exciting space news! Astronomers have found evidence that Ceres, a dwarf planet (a.k.a. large asteroid) in between Mars and Jupiter, has water vapor plumes.     

A "giant northwest swell" has brought 40'-50' waves to the Hawaiian islands -- the biggest waves in a decades, according to meteorologists. A large storm with hurricane-force winds is moving north of the islands, causing...

In protest of rising costs, student pays University of Utah tuition with 2,000 $1 bills     

Paedophile rock star Ian Watkins seeks leave to appeal against the length of his jail sentence for child sex offences, including the attempted rape of a baby.

Protesters in a stand-off with riot police in the Ukrainian capital after calling for elections to be announced in 24 hours.

A Mexican man has been executed for killing a Houston police officer, despite diplomatic pressure from the Mexican government.

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer's laugh-out-loud series, "Broad City," premiered on Comedy Central on Wednesday (Jan. 23). Based on the web series by the same name, "Broad City" follows Abbi and Ilana, two 20-somethings i...

WASHINGTON

With just 140 days until the start of World Cup 2014, many of Brazil's main stadiums and infrastructure remain unfinished.

The Araguaian Boto is the first new river dolphin discovered since the end of World War One and only the fifth known species.

China tightens regulations for online films, a more freewheeling genre than traditional films     

There's something about a road that captures the imagination. Those boundless stretches of asphalt and gravel, yawning from coast to coast, la Jack Kerouac, promise to deliver travelers to some far-off land, wherever the...

While the United States was up in arms about Richard Sherman's postgame rant, there was another athlete exhibiting far worse sportsmanship in his competition. After crossing the finish line behind Russia's Victor Ann in ...

Happy Birthday Mariska Hargitay! Today marks the 50th birthday -- WHAT! -- of the actress best known as detective, we mean Sergeant Olivia Benson on "Law & Order: SVU." The glowing woman never looks a day over 40, but ag...

With Justin Bieber's DUI arrest this morning came the addition of a new celebrity mug shot to add to the ever growing pool. But as thousands gawk at Bieber's awkwardly cheerful photo, many on social media have also been ...

Majorities of American voters blame former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and President Barack Obama for what happened at the U.S. consulate in Benghazi.