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ABC News’ Elizabeth McLaughlin reports: Retired Gen. Carter Ham, who served as commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Mosul from 2004-2005, told ABC News’ Martha Raddatz on â€"This Weekâ€? Sunday t...

Typhoon Halong killed one person in Japan on Sunday and injured 33, media said, as authorities ordered 1.6 million people out of the path of the storm that battered the west of the country with heavy rain and wind.

As the death toll rises, healthcare workers on the ground need protective gear and resources to combat the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, said Dr. Frank Glover  president of the U.S.-based organization SHIELD. â€"Th...

Faced with threats of genocide from Islamic State militants, thousands of Yazidis in Iraq crossed the border into Syria where they're being protected by Kurds in the northeast portion of the country, Kurdish officials to...

On Saturday, pro-Russian separatists sought a humanitarian cease-fire to allow for food and water to reach citizens in Donetsk but Ukraine has refused such an offer, saying it would only accept the offer once the separat...

The accusation that Kiev shot down MH17 has the imprimatur of the Malaysian state. The US and European media have buried this remarkable report, which refutes the wave of allegations planted by the CIA in international m...

A nine-year-old boy from Florida has been speaking about the moment he fought off a 9ft-long alligator with his bare hands.

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich's take on work and its value to society is particularly "hypocritical" considering his own lofty income -- $240,000 annually to teach one class last year -- and the detrimental role...

Palestinian negotiator: Palestinians to quit Gaza war talks Sunday unless Israelis return

Pro-Russia separatists called for a cease-fire in eastern Ukraine Saturday after Ukrainian troops surrounded the rebel stronghold of Donetsk and began shelling last night. The militants' new leader warned of a humanitari...

Police shot and killed a man at an apartment complex in Ferguson, Mo., today, sparking demonstrations with angry protesters shouting "Kill the police," and a rash of online outrage.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry warned his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Saturday that "Russia should not intervene in Ukraine under the guise of humanitarian convoys or any other pretext of 'peacekeeping,'" ...

State media outlets say passenger jet carrying 40 people crashed shortly after takeoff from Tehran's Mehrabad airport.

Children among at least 13 killed after helicopter bombed rebel-held area in Aleppo, residents and monitoring group say.

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has said he is ready to consider allowing humanitarian assistance into the rebel-held area of eastern Ukraine.

Rioters in central Liberia blocked the country's busiest highway Saturday to protest the government's delay in collecting the bodies of Ebola victims. Police raced to the scene to quell the demonstrations before they rea...

Government cancels five permits issued to Chinese oil company CNPC in row over $1.2bn fine for environmental violations.

The police have identified 51 illegal crossing points between Zimbabwe and its neighbours.

Police shot and killed a man at an apartment complex in Ferguson, Mo., today, sparking demonstrations with angry protesters shouting "Kill the police," and a rash of online outrage.

Palestinians say they will walk out of discussions in Cairo unless Israel returns to the table without conditions today.

A Greenpeace ship, impounded in Russia for months after a protest over oil drilling, has returned to her home port in the Netherlands.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said Saturday that President Barack Obama must seek congressional authorization for U.S. strikes on the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) if they continue. Speaking to reporters following a speec...