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John Simpson examines the successes of Islamic State and the consequences for those affected and the wider region.

Suspect in slayings of wealthy DC family, housekeeper, arrested a week after slayings

Police admit wrongly arresting woman assaulted at age 17, but mother criticises force for leaving her daughter traumatised A rape victim falsely accused of lying by detectives has won £20,000 in damages after suing poli...

The Latest on Rohingya: UN estimates over 3,000 migrants _ or more _ could still be adrift

Poison pens and torch guns could come from a James Bond movie. But the weapons are real and are still part of the arsenal used by North Korean spies. A former North Korean spy tells CNN how he was trained and what he did...

Cholera outbreak infects 3,000 Burundi refugees in Tanzania, 31 dead, UN says in call for help

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Chief Justice Clearance Thomas is anti-judicial activism, though he benefits from it himself.

Vote on same-sex marriage has exposed divisions between communities in the traditionally Catholic country.

Matching president Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 'crazy projects', the Republican People's party said the city would create 2.2 million new jobs over two decades Trying to outflank the ruling party's ambitious infrastructure el...

Magnitude 4.2 quake affects Canterbury, Margate and Whitstable, with people jolted from sleep and taking to social media to express their alarm An earthquake hit parts of Kent in the early hours of Friday morning, shakin...

19 Kids and Counting star responds to accusations

James Holmes has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.

Peter and Joan Petrasek from Seattle, Washington left behind nearly $1 million "to the government of the United States of America" in their wills.

Why a city in Minnesota is holding onto the ring that cut Oswald during his arrest

"Even if a woman runs a studio, she still does it with a male point of view."

The Irish voted on Friday on whether to allow gay marriage, just two decades after decriminalizing homosexuality, with a strong early turnout likely to favor the 'Yes' side.

The actress took to the mic for NBC's "Red Nose Day"

No matter your age, whether you're a boomer or a millennial, you might have noticed that people's manners just aren't what they used to be. As kids, we wouldn't have dared call someone older than us by their first name. ...

Imagine a table that's not only good for the environment but also lowers your air conditioning bills. Two designers from Paris might just have found the answer.

Below-inflation rises to child benefit and tax credits have led parents to cut spending on food, clothes or heat, says End Child Poverty group More than 2 million children live in families that are cutting back their spe...

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