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At least two people have died and 107 others remain missing after a ferry carrying 477 passengers, many of them students, sank off South Korea's southern coast Wednesday.

Federal judge blocks Massachusetts from banning new painkiller Zohydro

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There will be serious long-term consequences if Russia continues to destabilise Ukraine, Foreign Secretary William Hague says.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warns that Ukraine is "on the brink of civil war" as Kiev sends in troops against pro-Russia separatists.

A deranged man in woman's clothing caused a nightmare flashback Tuesday when he rushed the finish line of the Boston Marathon with an apparent hoax bomb made out of a...

The European Parliament is voting on a bill to draw up a blacklist to fight the spread of invasive alien species such as killer shrimp.

Misinformation, exaggerations, conspiracy theories, overheated rhetoric and outright lies about the political crisis in Ukraine have emanated from the highest echelons of the Kremlin.

New York judge: Jurors can hear imam's comment that 'everybody was happy' about 9/11 attacks

The UK bears "a degree of responsibility" for the failure to prevent a raid in Afghanistan in 2012 that left two US marines dead, MPs say.

Brain imaging can help doctors tell when a patient is more likely to recover

A study found that a significant number of people labeled vegetative had received an incorrect diagnosis and actually had some degree of consciousness and the potential to improve.

Diplomats tell news agency that UN report will say Iran has diluted half of material it held that could be used in bomb.

The NYPD is abandoning it's controversial and secretive surveillance program that sent plainclothes police officers into Muslim neighborhoods to gain intelligence on possible terrorist activity, sources said. Police Depa...

North Korean officials have paid a visit to a London hair salon to question why it had used their leader Kim Jong-un's picture in a poster offering haircuts.

Five people have been killed at house party in Calgary in what has been described as the city's "worst mass murder".

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We're under two weeks until the Tony nominations are announced. Don't bother speculating when we can just tell you who will be nominated.

Coast Guard: Vessels collide in Virginia shipping channel; 751-ft carrier grounded

New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell announces his resignation amid mounting evidence that he failed to declare a gift of $2,800 wine.

Edinburgh City Council write a letter to parents confirming that Liberton High will reopen after the Easter break following the death of a pupil.

Bill covers cost of two-year college for every high school graduate.