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British astronaut Tim Peake shows the BBC's Pallab Ghosh around a detailed mock-up of the International Space Station's science lab.

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. did not specify the guilty pleas the Justice Department would expect before it would open talks with Mr. Snowden's lawyers.     

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- One of three heroin overdose victims rushed to the hospital in the span of 24 hours has died, according to Portsmouth police, and law enforcement officials say heroin use statewide is growing at ...

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Nepal's top court has ruled that there is no need to elect a new president, settling a major point of differences among the political parties.     

Xiao Meili is attempting the 2,000-km walk from Beijing to Guangzhou to raise awareness of sexual abuse

'Hot Bench,' new TV court show created by Judge Judy, set for fall syndication debut     

As many as 31 elderly Canadians are unaccounted for and five are confirmed dead after a fire destroyed an old people's home in Quebec. Beth McLeod reports.

A section of the Victoria Line through central London which was shut after wet concrete flooded into a control room reopens.

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- At least 48 Muslims were killed when Buddhist mobs attacked a village in an isolated corner of western Myanmar earlier this month, the United Nations said Thursday, calling on the government to ca...

The first full day of talks between the Syrian government and rebels is due to begin in Geneva, but the two sides may not meet face-to-face.

India's army says it has not found enough evidence to press charges against some officers accused of 'staged killings' in Indian-administered Kashmir.

The 2016 election is still almost three years away, but, already, it can’t be avoided. Time magazine, in its cover story this week, asked, “Can Anyone Stop Hillary?” And now comes the Times with two more cover stor...

Kizza Besigye arrested outside his home in the capital Kampala after a confrontation with police.

A large car bomb explodes in the Egyptian capital Cairo near the city's police headquarters, killing at least three people, officials say.

North Korea sends a letter to Seoul urging reconciliation, a move likely to be greeted with extreme caution ahead of joint South Korea-US military drills.

Volunteer Fire Chief Mick Pawlik said his "old eyes have seen a lot," but he was still shocked as he looked down the endless stretch of mangled semis and crumpled cars on Interstate 94.     

If you're over 55 years old, Medicaid can come after your home and assets when you die to pay for your medical expenses.     

Indian Supreme Court orders investigation into gang rape order     

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) -- A junior at Mount Anthony Union High School in Bennington has won Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' annual State of the Union essay-writing contest.     

A disbarred New York attorney will spend up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $4 million from clients and banks. James Kalpakis of Old...

A former intelligence officer shares interrogation tips

Space travel vital to our survival, says UK astronaut