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What comes up must come down. This giant humpback whale was photographed leaping out of the water off the coast of South Africa in an amazing display of strength. Tour...

CAIRO — The Islamic State extremists who have beheaded another Western hostage are deaf to reason and must be destroyed, British Prime Minister David Cameron said Saturday as Muslims worldwide...

Chas Smash now known as Cathal Smyth first found fame with 80s pop legends Madness. Then came bereavement, excess and the break-up of his 28-year marriage. Now he is finally at peace, content, single and celibate All t...

Crews of three ships will use sonar, video cameras and jet fuel sensors to scour desolate stretch of southern Indian Ocean After a four-month hiatus, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 is about to resume in a deso...

Police confirm that eight people arrested after Friday night's violence are suspected of having backgrounds in organized crime

It's the "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes." A New York appeals court next week will consider whether chimps should have the same rights as human beings. The extraordinary...

In a medical first, a Swedish woman who had gotten a womb transplant gave birth to a healthy baby, her doctor said Friday. "The baby is fantastic," said Dr. Mats...

So called "blue ribbon" mobs continue to fight with student activists

Hong Kong police arrest 19, protesters cancel talks after mobs try to drive them from streets

IRVINE, Calif. -- A pair of deadly nighttime crashes only hours apart in Southern California each claimed five lives, including a carload of amusement park goers who were burned beyond...

Ukrainian forces killed 12 pro-Russian separatists in clashes around the government-controlled airport in Donetsk Friday, as the cease-fire agreement signed by the two sides Sept. 5 continues to falter, Reuters reported.

At least 33 people were killed and about two dozen injured in India's northeastern city of Patna because of a stampede that took place while celebrants were burning an effigy at the Dussehra religious festival, the Hindu...

Canada announced Friday plans to send fighter jets to Iraq to participate in airstrikes on strongholds of the Islamic State group, becoming the latest country to join the U.S.-led coalition, BBC News reported. Prime Mini...

Turkish president demands Biden apologize for claiming Turkey admitted Syria mistakes

Muslim leaders have condemned the way terrorists "toyed" with Alan Henning's family and call the aid worker a national hero.

The Islamic State terror group identified its next target on Friday, a former U.S. Army Ranger who was captured in Lebanon last year during a relief mission to help Syrian refugees.

Health officials say health care system is doing what's needed to prevent Ebola outbreak in US

Home where Ebola patient stayed decontaminated, family moved; number being monitored falls

Andrew Stevens takes a look at the logistics of feeding and supplying an army of Hong Kong protesters.

With Kim Jong Un out of sight for three weeks, a covey of North Korea's high officials popped down to South Korea for a last minute jaunt on Saturday.

Fresh scuffles broke out on Saturday between Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters and opponents of the week-long demonstrations, reigniting concerns that the Chinese-controlled city's worst unrest in decades could take a v...

In No. 1 cocaine-producer, narco candidates are tainting nationwide elections in Peru