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'Basically, they're a long pair of pants with a little sack to tuck your balls into when you exercise' What is it? A pair of pants. Performance pants. For men. Who perform. In their pants.

A 21-year-old man has appeared in court via video link to face nine murder charges, after an attack on an African-American church in Charleston, South Carolina.

Police are pursuing possible sightings of two men who may fit the descriptions of the murderers who broke out from Clinton Correctional Facility in upsate New York.

Heavy rains in southern China leave 18 dead, 4 missing

Following arrest of Joyce Mitchell on charges of helping Richard Matt and David Sweat escape Clinton jail, authorities announce second employee under scrutiny A prison officer has been suspended over the escape of two in...

Strong earthquake reported in Chile, no immediate reports of damage or injuries

The South Carolina governor said Friday that racist killer Dylann Roof deserved the death penalty -- and his furious uncle said he'd be happy to turn on the juice himself....

• Robson beaten 6-0, 6-1 by world No41 at Eastbourne• Former British No1 has been injured for 17 months Laura Robson's first match in 17 months lasted just 58 minutes as she was beaten in straight sets by Daria Gavri...

Residents of Mumbai mourn dozens killed by toxic alcohol in what police say is the worst incident of its kind in the Indian city in a decade.

A helmet cam video shows what it's like to get buried by snow

Shahindokht Molaverdi denounces men whose violent threats prevented women getting into Iran-USA match as 'sanctimonious' One of Iran's vice-presidents has condemned conservative hardliners who are blocking her attempt to...

Dutch far-right leader Geert Wilders insists cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad will be shown on TV after they fail to air because of a "mix-up".

Several pastors talked about the importance of keeping their churches open.

Tara the cat fought off a dog

A Red Devil parachutist has a lucky escape when his chute fails to open during an airshow, leaving a team-mate to catch him in mid-air.

Putin meets with Tsipras, says Russian pipeline project should help Greece pay its debt

A resumption would defy the International Whaling Commission, which says Tokyo has not proven the mammals need to be killed for research Japan says it plans to resume whale hunts in the Antarctic later in 2015 even thoug...

A British man killed while fighting with Islamist militant group al-Shabab in Kenya was second in command of his unit at the time, the BBC learns.

As if the real stuff weren't bad enough. Eleven people have been indicted on federal charges of selling counterfeit ­5-Hour Energy drinks. The defendants, from California and Mexico, allegedly raked...

The suspect in the Charleston church massacre stood stone-faced from jail Friday, two heavily armed guards behind him as he heard relatives of his nine victims bare their grief and offer forgiveness in a video court appe...

As lawmakers on Capitol Hill continue to tackle both the funding and legality of a war against Islamic state terrorists in Iraq, a new breakdown of expenses released by the Pentagon shed light on just how costly and comp...

Racism remains "a blight" on society, US President Barack Obama says, after the killing of nine African-Americans in a Charleston church.