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A fisherman had one halibut time reeling in this whopper! Erik Axner spent more than an hour battling the seven-foot, 224-pound halibut off the coast of Norway -- but the...

For its turkey, Subway says it plans to replace a preservative called propionic acid with vinegar by the end of this year.

A leopard shark appreciates the company of its aquarium keeper in the New Caledonian city of Noumea. The keeper is cleaning a large tank when he spots the shark approaching. He then hugs and tickles the animal as it flop...

The former vice-president says he fears for his life but "not even death will stop the avalanche that is coming".

A Wheaton Warrenville South High School science teacher who pleaded guilty in December to aggravated child pornography possession remains on unpaid leave from Wheaton Warrenville Community Unit District 200.

United Airlines apology comes after flight attendant denies woman unopened drink can for "security reasons".

The number of shipments of potentially live anthrax spores sent by mistake over the past decade now stands at 51.

In all, 442 people are presumed dead, but families are still hoping to find out what happened the evening of the accident, and more grimly, when their loved ones' bodies might be recovered.

The tool, which scientists claim is 80% accurate, uses lifestyle questions to judge a person's risk of dying within five years.

Live anthrax was mistakenly sent to 51 labs in 17 American states and three other countries, more than double the original estimate.

Abu Mohamad al-Golani in an exclusive interview to Al Jazeera says his group is ready to fight with the rival group.

Atlanta police officer arrested, accused of letting suspect in killing escape through window

The defense lawyers had been saying that a key witness in the case gave false or misleading testimony

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Islamic State group uses Iraq dam to reduce water supplied to government-held areas

The cases are linked to a 68-year-old man who traveled to the Middle East

As the known death toll from the Yangtze river cruiser rises to 77, there are angry scenes in Jianli as relatives say they cannot view victims' bodies The boat powered south under a leaden sky, towards the scene of China...

Police in Serbia have arrested two schoolboys they accuse of having stormed a Belgrade classroom and making off with their teacher's grade book.

UK capital's waste water contains biggest concentration of drug in an analysis of more than 50 cities London has Europe's highest concentration of cocaine in sewage, research shows. Experts said the UK capital was slight...

A bull that fell into a suburban Atlanta well has been freed after taking a nap during the rescue effort.

A would-be SAS soldier tells an inquest how he found a colleague collapsed on a selection march and tried in vain to revive him.

At least 17 army soldiers were killed in a rebel attack in northeastern India on Thursday, police said.