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Israel unleashed a ferocious attack on Hamas targets Tuesday, knocking out Gaza's only power plant, leveling the house of a top terrorist and shelling Palestinian radio and TV stations. At...

Libya is quickly sliding into the realm of a failed state as rebel forces and Islamist militants battle against government troops

A New Hampshire girl who was abducted and held in a shipping container for nine months stared down her accused kidnapper during a court hearing on Tuesday. Abigail Hernandez, 15,...

More than 200 children have been killed in Gaza since the conflict began three weeks ago, the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported. In the last 24 hours, 74 Palestinians, including 10 childre...

At least 24 people have died after a stampede at a beach concert in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, with dozens reported injured.

What was meant to be a controlled operation by Israel against Hamas in Gaza has exploded

Sen. Leahy's USA Freedom Act carries stronger reforms than a version passed out of the House earlier this year

A 22-year-old British entrepreneur's new sleep-tracking device cracks $1m (£590,000) on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform in five days.

Vaccinating boys as well as girls could cut incidence of genital warts and several cancers, write doctors in medical journal Boys should be vaccinated against the HPV virus as well as girls to protect them against some t...

Part of the artists image of three spies tapping a phone box near GCHQ has been scratched out, while a seven-figure bidding war rumbles on Banksys artwork of three spies tapping a Cheltenham phone booth, which is current...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Albuquerque man is facing charges after authorities say a couple found him naked and sleeping in their bed. Investigators say 30-year-old Freddy Shelby was arrested Sunday...

the awards make up a to-try list of over-the-top menu offerings.

The Cuomo administration claimed last year there were no records of its contacts with an anti-corruption panel involving the Real Estate Board of New York -- just three months after...

Chinese state media report heavy casualties in attack in northwestern Xinjiang region

Teachout lacks Cuomo's name identification and campaign treasury. But she is a uniquely credible challenger in this race, and for this debate. As the first national director of the Sunlight Foundation, which has been in ...

Hamas releases video Tuesday that purports to show militants emerging from a tunnel and attacking Israeli soldiers. It could not be independently verified by Reuters. At first, Hamas militants appear to run through a des...

Following the shooting down of flight MH17, aviation officials have been meeting in Montreal in Canada to discuss air safety.

Dr. Sheik Umar Khan, the most prominent physician working with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, died Tuesday from the disease. He was 39. The news was confirmed by the country's chief medical officer. "It is a big and irr...

Chinese and American researchers settle on lower number than seven-a-day recommendation of English study Those who despaired of ever being able to eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day, as suggested by a team ...

Internet providers are swapping their unlimited data plans for usage-based plans on both mobile and at-home Internet, but consumers aren't aware of how much data they're burning up

Terrence P. Carter, incoming superintendent of New London, Conn. schools, appears to have lifted several paragraphs of hid job application from other sources without attribution.

Legia Warsaw 4-1 Celtic Celtics Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after a fraught 4-1 defeat by Legia Warsaw in a third qualifying round first leg from which the Scottish champions were lucky to escape witho...