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IS video shows killing of government troops in amphitheater of historic Syrian town

The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats met for a sixth consecutive day on Sunday to try to resolve obstacles to a nuclear accord, including when Iran would get sanctions relief and what advanced research and development it m...

A man in his 50s is struck by lightning on Pen y Fan in the Brecon Beacons, Powys.

Tbilisi zoo's last missing tiger found dead on grounds of swimming complex 3 weeks after flood

Migrants complain of being sent to squalid shelters, as France unveils plan to reduce asylum processing times.

Camden School for Girls in north London, thought to be the last non-selective state school in England to offer the subject in the sixth form, launches appeal Classics campaigners are in sight of saving A-level ancient Gr...

Airstrikes by Saudi-led forces killed 30 civilians in an attack on a market in northern Yemen on Sunday, the Houthi-run news agency Saba said, as U.N. mediators pushed for a humanitarian pause in fighting that has killed...

A video posted online shows dozens of fans gatecrashing London's Wireless Festival after someone from the inside opened the gates. The footage shows security trying to keep the doors closed, despite fans hammering on the...

Two of the three east London school girls who disappeared to Syria are said to have married IS fighters.

Police: At least 14 hurt in deck collapse at North Carolina beach as family gathered for photo

Here were some highlights of July 4th festivities around the nation.

Malaysian leader faces risk of criminal charge in probe he got $700 million from state fund

Voters are deciding whether or not to accept a bailout deal which would mean more austerity in exchange for further rescue loans.

The biggest threat to the Catholic Church in Latin America is the rise of Protestant Evangelical churches, as CNN's Shasta Darlington reports.

Tucked in a tough corner of Europe, Athens has been battling foreign invasions at least as long as records can tell the tale. So as this deeply divided nation prepares for a Sunday vote about whether to swallow more pain...

Some Oregonians woke on the Fourth of July to a significant jolt when a magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck near Springfield and Eugene.

For the first time, Japan is taking part in major US-Australia military exercises as tensions rise with China over islands in the South China Sea The US and Australia kicked off a massive joint biennial military exercise...

A paddock in the English countryside -- more used to stampeding cows than people -- will open its gates Sunday to an influx of royal well-wishers, hoping to catch a glimpse of the country's newest princess.

Senators Tom Cotton and Ben Cardin speak about the Iran nuclear negotiations.

Sweat was shot and captured last week

David Sweat is back behind bars. The captured murderer, who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on June 3 and led authorities on a three-week chase, was transported to...

The chancellor is planning to announce in Wednesday's Budget that the BBC will have to meet the cost of free TV licences for over-75s, BBC News understands.