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Experts believe that a simple breath test could help doctors detect and diagnose Parkinson's disease.

WASHINGTON --The State Department confirmed late Tuesday that it has closed the U.S. Embassy in Yemen and evacuated its staff because of the political crisis and security concerns following the...

A North Carolina man was charged with murder Wednesday in the deaths of three Muslim students near the University of North Carolina - a crime that has reverberated online throughout...

The government's response to the Ebola crisis and its decision to cancel flights to affected areas is criticised by a committee of MPs.

President Obama warns Russia that it will face greater costs if it continues its "aggressive actions" in Ukraine ahead of peace talks in Belarus.

President Barack Obama is predicting that the Supreme Court will legalize same-sex marriage -- now allowed in 37 states -- once and for all this year.

The head of a review into the treatment of whistleblowers in England, Sir Robert Francis QC, tells the BBC he has heard shocking accounts of suffering by staff who raised concerns.

Vote comes ahead of new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' week of high-stake bailout negotiations in Brussels.

Despite reports that Kayla Mueller was the last American hostage in Syria, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said on Tuesday that there is at least one hostage being held in the region. White House says at least one oth...

Supporters of the proposal want to build a gas chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary.

The group's ringleader faces 20 years in jail in a case which highlights the growing problem of radicalisation in Europe.

Jon Stewart of "The Daily Show" is leaving on his own terms, while Brian Williams was suspended after an untruth was exposed.

The names and addresses of parents who won't vaccinate their children should made available on the Internet through a public registry

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Constitutional Court chairman Hasim Kilic said Erdogan government is undermining judicial independence The outgoing head of Turkey's top court launched a final broadside against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday,...

Japan's Tama Zoo had visitors riveted, watching an animal escape drill. A staff member dressed up as a snow leopard, escaped from its enclosure while other staff set up their nets, poles and tranquilizer darts. The zoo s...

Kayla Mueller expressed her solidarity with the Syrian people in a video she posted in October 2011. In August 2013 she was kidnapped in Syria. After 18 months as an Islamic State captive she is now dead. In an interview...

Charles Manson is back on the market again, after objecting to his former fiancée's plan to put his body on display once he dies. Why did Charles Manson call off his engagement to 27-year-old Afton Elaine Burton? ://t.c...

Teenage girls at English schools report suffering physical attacks, intimidation and emotional abuse from their boyfriends.

Critics felt Obama's remarks ignored religious motivations for the violence

City crews this week will begin tossing the household flotsam and jetsam that Chicagoans have been using to try to call dibs on parking spots since a blizzard dumped over 19 inches of snow on the area earlier this month.

Veteran journalist Brian Williams was suspended for six months by NBC on Tuesday for lying about an Iraqi war account.