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Fatal fire on Japan's bullet train, airtight as a plane, reveals lax security, other lapses

The man fatally shot by a former CNN reporter at an Albuquerque motel had fled parole in Tennessee, police said.

The WikiLeaks founder has also revealed the existence of a child, who is French, he has not seen for five years WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has denied filing a request for asylum in France after revealing the existe...

A German politician says Greece could temporarily lose the single currency - as Greeks prepare to vote in a bailout referendum.

Taiwan stands up to China with military parade to underline its role against Japanese in WWII

A mishap at an annual July 4th celebration left some with minor abrasions.

A missing UK family of 12 have joined so-called Islamic State and are "safer than ever", according to a statement said to be on their behalf.

More thundery showers are possible throughout the weekend, and a yellow "be aware" Met Office alert is in place until noon today.

Kelvin Dennison accused of making off with more than $1,200 after telling staff at Santander bank branch he had a gun A man in a wheelchair has been arrested for allegedly stealing $1,212 in a daytime bank robbery, US au...

A South Korean naval officer has been arrested on charges of leaking military secrets to a Chinese spy, the country's defense ministry announced Saturday. The officer, whose identity has not been released, is a lieutenan...

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Red Arrows had been due to perform on Saturday but public gathering in Norfolk was scrapped by the US Air Force after 'local threat assessments' The US Air Force has cancelled an Independence Day event at a UK base over ...

How would the military's new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter aircraft fare in a dogfight against an old F-16D fighter? Not well, according to a leaked test pilot report of mock air battles in January between the two aircraft.

Bloody assaults blamed on Boko Haram this week have killed more than 160 people in Borno State.

Tupou VI has been formally crowned king of Tonga in the capital, Nuku'alofa.

This could be a Greek tragedy for the ages. Greece is in full panic mode the day before residents are set to flock to the polls for a referendum that...

The final five bodies of British victims killed in the Tunisia beach attack are due to be flown back to the UK later.

A 1,000-strong rally called by Ukraine's ultra-nationalists is held in the capital, Kiev, demanding a formal declaration of war on rebels in the east.

China says 3 killed, thousands of houses collapse in magnitude-6.5 quake in far western region

Two years since president Morsi was overthrown, Egypt's stability is unravelling.

LAKE CITY, Fla. -- A 5-year-old Florida girl died after a sturgeon leaped into her boat along the Suwannee River and struck her. Wildlife officials said Jaylon Rippy died after...

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