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T. J. Lane takes off his shirt to show a white T-shirt with the word "Killer" spelled out on it at his sentencing before Geauga County Judge David Fuhry in Cleveland, Ohio, March 19, 2013.

Bardarbunga has been erupting since Aug. 31

The Paralympian has been found guilty of culpable homicide in the shooting of his girlfriend, after being acquitted of the more serious charge of murder, a verdict that has provoked an ugly response among some in the cou...

Police are investigating the production of intravenous feeds after the deaths of two babies in hospital in London.

The militants suspected of the gun attack on education activist Malala Yousafzai in 2012 are arrested, Pakistan's army says.

Thailand's coup leader and new prime minister outlines government policies

Alert issued over perceived risk posed by citizens believed to be fighting with armed groups in Iraq and Syria.

Carnage dubbed by state media as "China's 9/11" left dozens dead and 140 wounded at Kunming train station in March.

New branch of armed group says former Pakistan army officials helped in raid on naval yard that left one sailor dead.

Turkey insists its 900km-long (560 mile) border with Syria is a bulwark against Islamic State and other jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq.

The first British person to contract Ebola during the outbreak in Africa is to return to the country where he was infected to fight the disease.

France is ready to wage airstrikes against Islamic militants in Iraq and Syria. Saudi Arabia will open its bases to train Syrian opposition fighters. Most Middle East and Persian Gulf states have pledged to support a com...

A jury was selected on Thursday in the trial of a breast cancer physician accused of spiking two cups coffee for her lover, a cancer researcher, with a compound commonly found in antifreeze.

The Islamic State, or ISIS, may be losing its grip on some of Iraq's oil infrastructure. After months of capturing oil fields, pumping stations and refineries across northern Iraq, the extremists have recently ceded some...

Hundreds of thousands rally in northeastern Spain seeking a referendum, energised by Scotland's vote next week.

The fake wine is suspected to be part of a mass fraud operation

Elias Di Biasi had shirt and shorts stripped by hooded men Deportivo Italiano were losing 3-0 to Villa San Carlos A player was assaulted by hooligans and stripped of his shirt and shorts during a lower-tier club match in...

An Arkansas state judge who acknowledged posting on the Internet confidential information regarding an adoption by actress Charlize Theron was removed from office on Thursday by the Arkansas Supreme Court.

Is light coloring racist?

Joseph Grieco, 44, of Methuen, Massachusetts, is accused of scamming several churches on the New Hampshire Seacoast.

With no jury to sway, who else were the prosecution and defence teams' performances aimed at but the television audience?

Rule Britannia, its words by a Scot and its tune from an opera about Englands king Arthur, is far from a straightforward song of imperialist triumphalism, writes Tom Service A time of dissent in the North, of rebellion s...