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Europeans are worried about a possible continent-wide bird flu epidemic after a wild duck tested positive for the H5N8 virus in northeast Germany, authorities said.

The U.S. Navy is deploying a secret weapon to the Persian Gulf: A laser cannon that can bring down drones and ships.

Sydney mother charged with attempted murder of newborn baby allegedly left in drain for 5 days

World powers and Tehran are discussing possible extension to Monday night deadline as wide gap remains in nuclear talks.

Military gets key posts in 26-member cabinet chosen to lead the country until elections next year.

Mexico summons Uruguay's ambassador over President Mujica's 'failed state' comment

Beji Caid Essebsi, a former prime minister, and Moncef Marzouki, the interim president, were leading but neither expected to win a majority.

BOSTON -- An American priest named by Pope Francis as the Vatican’s sex crimes prosecutor in September was among church officials who failed to report an abusive priest to law...

A fierce battle between ISIS militants and Iraqi military and tribal forces is raging close to the main government complex of Anbar province in the center of Ramadi, the capital city.

A summer afternoon at the Reichstag. Soft Berlin light filters down through the great glass dome, past tourists ascending the spiral ramp, and into the main hall of parliament. Half the members' seats are empty. At the l...

One photographer leverages her work for humanitarian good.

He was the longest-serving wrongfully convicted inmate in the state

There's a new spin on the rotary engine.

The Georgia O'Keeffe painting "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1" sold for $44.4 million at auction Thursday, setting a record for a piece by a female artist. Georgia O’Keeffe flower painting sells for record-breaking $44...

Shrimp crawling around rock chimneys spewing hot water deep in the Caribbean Sea may hold clues to the kinds of life that can thrive in extreme environments on other planets, NASA says.

Chicago Fire Department crews rescued two victims trapped in the rubble of an apartment building that "pancaked" following an explosion in the city's Washington Park neighborhood Sunday evening.

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CNN's Christiane Amanpour talks to veteran diplomat Frank Wisner about what's at stake in a U.S.-Iran deal.

Enormous technological changes in medicine and healthcare are heading our way. These trends have a variety of stakeholders: patients, medical professionals, researchers, medical students, and consumers. In Part 1 of this...

Marking the end of a six year long project, the Bostonian Society oversaw the replacement of the lion and unicorn statues to the top of the Old State House Sunday morning.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and others in Vienna Sunday to discuss a possible extension on their talks on Tehran's nuclear program, the Associated Press repor...

Manziel and his entourage were reportedly involved in a brawl early Saturday morning