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"Tell your niece I really like her letter," the president wrote.

A remarkable photo exemplifies the Memorial Day spirit.

The state of Indiana had to pay more than $1.4 million in fees to plaintiffs' attorneys in its unsuccessful attempt to maintain a ban on same-sex marriages, the attorney general's office says.

Police are continuing to search for suspect Jed Allen, after his sister, mother and her partner were found dead in Oxfordshire.

Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. sees his background as an Asian-American as useful in helping the U.S. forge better relationships with its allies and other powers

Exiled government says it will not attend Thursday's summit in Geneva unless Houthis withdraw from captured territory.

Judge describes Alfio Anthony Granata's treatment of 21-year-old victim over two months as vile, repulsive and dehumanising A man who kept a Dutch backpacker captive for two months in a Melbourne hotel room, where he sub...

"This case to me is a perfect example of the failure of the criminal justice system," the jail's executive director said

Iraqi forces are starting a counter-offensive against IS, but recent defeats have left them demoralised and even more divided.

Rebels are claiming to have shot down a Saudi Arabian fighter jet on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, a Houthi military official said, but the Yemeni Embassy in Washington denied the claim as the Saudis remained silent.

Marks first Memorial Day since 9/11 without ground troops in combat

A rare bird may become extinct in Syria because of the capture of Palmyra by Islamic State, experts say.

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski conceded defeat in the county's presidential election Sunday after an exit poll showed him trailing Andrzej Duda, a previously little-known right-wing politician.

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says that the city of Ramadi could be taken back from Islamic State militants "in days".

Tobias Hutzler photographed them from a helicopter

The hunt for a man suspected of killing his six-year-old sister, his mother and her partner in Oxfordshire enters its second day.

Malaysian PM Najib Razak vows to find those responsible for people-smuggling, after mass graves of suspected migrants are found in the country.

Calm returned to the streets of Cleveland on Sunday, a day after protests broke out in the wake of the Michael Brelo verdict.

As Josh Duggar’s admittance of “wrongdoing” continues to make headlines in the wake of sexual molestation allegations, a video has resurfaced showing the 19 Kids and Counting star making what appears to be a joke a...

Forty-two were killed. Three were taken alive. Following Friday's shootout between federal police and suspected drug gang members at a western Mexico ranch, many are questioning whether police ever intended to make arres...

Power outage leaves 6 stuck on roller coaster, including 3 kids; all rescued, no injuries

There is almost no gas left in Nigeria. CNN's Christian Purefoy shows us how people are handling the situation.