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Forget about snakes on a plane - a scorpion gave a passenger a real dose of crippling venom during a frightful flight in South America. A Canadian man en route...

Police investigating the disappearance of Bristol teenager Becky Watts, continue to question two people, arrested on suspicion of murder.

Igniting a live man in a cage; severing the heads of dozens; kidnapping, raping and selling women and children -- ISIS' shocking maltreatment of its captives has become regrettably predictable.

Why intensity matters in exercise

Drinking a few cups of coffee a day may help people avoid clogged arteries - a known risk factor for heart disease - South Korean researchers believe.

The battle for survival just got airborne

The founder member of al-Qaeda who worked for MI6

Social media giant knocking out hundreds of accounts daily.

Aid starting to reach villages where more than 200 people were killed, but many villages remain cut off.

A mechanic, a merchant and an artist tell of struggle in Yemen

Boko Haram, the Islamist extremist group already blamed for numerous horrific attacks in West Africa, posted a graphic video online Monday showing the apparent beheadings of two men who the group said were suspected spie...

March is National Reading Month, and even if you don't have much time for reading, there are plenty of books under 100 pages

Ga. postpones its 1st execution of a woman in 70 years, citing problems with injection drug

Senior public officials who fail to protect children from sexual exploitation would face up to five years in jail under proposals being considered by ministers.

The wife of Raif Badawi, the Saudi Arabian blogger currently serving 10 years in prison and facing 1,000 lashes after criticizing clerics on his site, says that her husband could soon face the death penalty on apostasy c...

Delhi bus rapist says victim shouldn't have fought back

The artist says he painted a shadow, laden with secret meaning, over the Oval Office mantelpiece in the ex-president's portrait.

A group of aviation enthusiasts is held on suspicion of committing a "security offence" after taking notes near an airport.

Police officer testifies that suspect asked how many Jews he had killed after Kansas shootings

Sheriff's office: Sex offender who fled Canada for Seattle arrested for investigation of rape

All-party group concludes migrants and asylum seekers should be detained for no longer than 28 days, and only as an 'absolute last resort' A cross party-group of MPs has called for an end to the indefinite detention of m...

Video captures six officers scuffling with man before shooting several times Police chief says body camera footage offers a 'unique perspective' The homeless man killed by Los Angeles police officers on the city's Skid R...