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The scopes are still used because they continue to save lives, experts say.

A Thai court is due to rule on the case of two students charged with breaking strict laws against insulting the monarchy in a 2013 play.

President Obama's proposed budget cuts to a federal drug-trafficking program will have dire consequences, Sen. Charles Schumer warned Sunday. "China White," a type of heroin laced with fentanyl, has hit...

Crackdown on tycoons and the smuggling industry is part of fiscal reforms to be presented to creditors on Monday, German tabloid Bild says Greece has drawn up a €7.3bn tax hit list aimed at the country's oligarchs and ...

KANDAHAR AIR FIELD, Afghanistan

The Nursing and Midwifery Council looks into reported claims that Pauline Cafferkey's symptoms were obscured after her return from west Africa A British nurse who was diagnosed with the Ebola virus after returning from S...

As part of the New York Police Department's $35 million "smart policing" program, officers are reportedly being told to close their eyes and take a deep breath when dealing with a tense situation. According to the New Yo...

Baher Mohamed and Mohamed Fahmy to be retried after convictions for alleged links to Muslim Brotherhood were overturned.

Bali's chief prosecutor says he is waiting on the green light from the island where the executions of Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are due to take place It's "very likely" Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will be mov...

It's not clear how many passengers are missing

President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Sunday held his first public meeting with state officials since he fled house arrest by the Houthi militia.

Iran reports that differences remain after John Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif meet for two hours John Kerry, the US secretary of state, and his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif met for two hours in Geneva on Sun...

Security services assess credibility of al-Shabaab video threats made against retail targets in London, Minneapolis-St Paul and West Edmonton US and British security services are assessing the credibility of new threats ...

Lawmakers pounce on disclosures, which have been known for months

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban loses the two-thirds majority that allowed him to pass a new constitution without opposition support.,

Richard Barklie admits being involved in the incident on the Paris Metro but says he is not a racist and is happy to help police.

"It is really, really heartbreaking"

Australian PM Tony Abbott is due to unveil a new anti-terrorism strategy and appoint a security tsar to tackle what he says are rising threats.

Skip the boring small talk and get right to the good stuff.

A 94-year-old man is charged with more than 3,600 counts of accessory to murder in Germany on allegations he served at Auschwitz.

It wasn't just the ladies who impressed at last night's Oscars.

When her film Citizenfour received the Academy Award for best documentary, civil society was pushing back against the deep state.