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Indonesian transport ministry says flight QZ8501, with 162 people on board, had asked for an unusual route before losing contact 4.23pm AEST According to local media, most of the passengers on the plane are Indonesian. T...

At least 23 people were killed in a Boko Haram attack in the Mozogo district in Cameroon's Far North Region, an official said.

Policemen accusing Mayor De Blasio of anti-police rhetoric turn their backs on him during funeral for slain officer.

Syria said Saturday it is ready to participate in discussions with Moscow to halt its civil war next year, but the opposition dismissed the talks as just rumor. The fighting started in 2011 following a series of protests...

It seemed an unlikely excuse from a man suspected of breaking into cars at an auto yard. But police say it appears a Norwalk man was being truthful when he insisted he was just checking the vehicles to make sure they wer...

A 24-year-old police officer and a suspect died after a shootout Saturday afternoon.

The Syrian government is ready to send envoys to Moscow for talks with representatives of the opposition it has been fighting in a brutal civil war for over 3½ years, according to state-run media.

It's a figure that even astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is having a hard time wrapping his brilliant mind around.

"When one of us goes down, we're going to be there," cop says.

Tsunamis remain the deadliest of natural hazards - but thorough preparation and a rapid response can help to reduce the devastation, says Roland Pease.

A man who called for peaceful demonstrations in Ferguson, Mo., has been accused of setting fire to a store in a nearby suburb after a shooting by the police.

Will a new law help victims fight back?

Lava creeps 15 yards closer to Hawaii marketplace; molten rock had been stalled since Monday

A domestic violence suspect Saturday shot and killed an Arizona police officer who was trying to contact him. Flagstaff Police Officer Tyler Jacob Stewart was shot multiple times, police said. The suspected shooter, Robe...

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Critics say municipal election in country's biggest city, Yangon, is flawed, with only one vote per household allowed.

Rail travel delays are expected to ease as passenger focus groups demand answers over post-Christmas disruption.

The North Korean government is fuming over the release of the "The Interview," claiming President Barack Obama forced the film into theaters and onto streaming video services.

Spending by tourists to the UK is set to reach record levels in 2015, with the government forecasting overseas visitors will splash out £22bn.

Mohamed el-Beltagy handed six-year prison term and $2,800 fine for offending judges during jailbreak trial.

Malaysian PM Najib Razak announces extra money to help victims of the country's worst floods in decades, which have left at least five dead.

How Ebola compares with other diseases and outbreaks