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During the 2013 Super Bowl, Marjorie Gayle Alaniz was captivated by a commercial for Dodge Ram trucks that featured portraits of American farmers. She couldn't help but notice, however, that among the many farmers shown,...

EU leaders are to meet in Brussels to consider how to respond to Russia following accusations that its troops are fighting inside Ukraine.

A group of Philippine peacekeepers trapped by rebels in the Syrian Golan Heights are "under attack", the Philippine defence minister says.

Medical examiner "physical restrain by police" was a factor in the of Ronald Singleton, 45.          

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The Foreign Office confirms the body of John Alder, one of 10 Britons killed in the Malaysia Airlines crash, has been identified.

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Western powers Friday that the country's nuclear-armed military was ready to meet any aggression, and that other countries should understand "It's best not to mess with us." Putin ...

A Burmese beauty queen has run away with a $200,000 jewelled tiara after being dethroned as Miss Asia Pacific World. May Myat Noe, 18, won the title in May, but was at odds with the organisers of the pageant from the out...

The United States, on Friday, imposed fresh sanctions on banks, companies and individuals suspected of supporting Iran's nuclear enrichment program and helping Tehran evade existing sanctions, The New York Times reported...

Ukraine says fighter jet shot down by Russian missile

Figures extrapolated from last census in 1983 estimated population at 60 million, but new count finds only 51.4 million.

Nicaraguan official: 11 of 24 miners trapped in gold mine have been rescued

Suicide truck bomber targets intelligence office in Afghanistan, killing 2, officials say

The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that officials are considering "additional security measures" to intercept foreign fighters who have joined up with radical militants overseas, on the heels of reports that...

Country's highest Islamic authority had rejected Brotherhood leader's death sentence but court asked him to reconsider.

CNN's Will Ripley is given a rare look inside North Korea and tours Kim Jong Un's pet project, a waterpark.

Former vice chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation reaches plea deal over alleged unlicensed money transmission Bitcoin entrepreneur Charlie Shrem has reached a plea deal to resolve US charges that he engaged in a scheme to ...

Lawmakers approve bill that would make California first state in nation to ban plastic bags

Fourteen soldiers have been confirmed dead after two Ukrainian troops blew themselves up to prevent capture by Russian forces. The two soldiers, majors Alexander Kadesjuk and Alexei Shepeljuk, had been seriously wounded ...

The search resumes for a 12-year-old boy who was swept into the water off Anglesey on Friday afternoon.

They don't look like Guardians Of The Galaxy-style superheroes. But the founders of the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk may be all that stands between us and global catastrophe Cambridge, some time after the end...

Prime Minister Abe under fire for honoring war criminals.