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Wealthy and eccentric Spanish aristocrat who was a darling of the gossip magazines The 18th Duchess of Alba, who has died aged 88, was one of Spain's best-known public figures. Her frizzy hair (sometimes dyed red), waxen...

More than 80 percent of Hong Kong residents want the pro-democracy Occupy protests to cease, and over two thirds support the authorities taking action to clear the protest sites, according to a new survey. The survey, co...

FARC and Colombian government say they have agreed conditions for release of General Ruben Alzate and four other people.

Human rights group says software represents 'a strike back against governments' over covert surveillance Human rights experts and technology groups have launched a new tool allowing members of the public to scan their co...

Mercy for Animals, an animal rights group, released hidden-camera video on Wednesday that showed workers abusing chickens at what it identified as Park Ridge-based Koch Foods locations.

How do you ensure that satisfying snap when you bite into them? What do you add for that fiery sweetness? And where should you hide the biscuit tin?• Felicity Cloake: How to cook the perfect digestive biscuit The ginge...

An Iowa man was arrested at a checkpoint outside the White House on Wednesday, after authorities found a rifle and more than 40 rounds of ammunition in the trunk of his car. R.J.

(Reuters) - U.S.-led forces conducted six air strikes against Islamic State militants and one against the al Qaeda-affiliated Khorasan Group in Syria since Monday and 24 air strikes in Iraq during the same period, the U....

Chinese report says 7 killed in knife attack at a hospital

Tears, anger for slain Miss Honduras, sister in country where violence against women is up

A suicide car bomb detonated near an Iraqi government building, killing at least four people. CNN's Jim Sciutto reports.

Five students have been arrested for using the 'Hunger Games' salute to protest the government. Jessica King reports.

CNN's Rosa Flores attended an emotional meeting with the many Mexican people who are searching for loved ones.

President says two biggest parties have agreed in principle to form coalition, ending five-months of political deadlock.

A Chilean court orders the state to pay millions of dollars to a group of former political prisoners held on an isolated island during military rule.

The owner of a bakery in Calumet City shot a man who was using a toy gun to usher him and an employee to the back of the store during a robbery, police said.

Data privacy watchdogs are warning the public about a Russian website that provides links to breached baby monitors, webcams and CCTV feeds.

GPs and other primary health professionals given advice to avoid delays in recognising symptoms Health professionals will be given more help to identify the crucial early signs of cancer to prevent late diagnoses, under ...

The announcement, following a series of auto safety crises, comes almost a year after the departure of the previous top regulator.

Administration will work to craft bill that 'strikes a similar balance' to defeated USA Freedom Act before expiration of a critical section of the Patriot Act NSA reform advocates vow to fight on after Senate rejects USA...

Police in Honduras arrest two men over the killing of beauty queen Maria Jose Alvarado, 19, and her sister who vanished on a night out last week.

Egyptian security forces arrested dozens of protesters in Cairo following an anti-government rally on Wednesday. At least 43 protesters were detained near the capital's iconic Tahrir Square, according to an anonymous sec...