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A little birdie may have helped El Chapo fly the coop. Government officials searching the cell of escaped drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman discovered a dead sparrow in his...

Militant group Sinai Province posts pictures online showing boat ablaze in Mediterranean Sea near Gaza Strip and Israel An Islamic State affiliate has said it fired a rocket at an Egyptian naval vessel in the Mediterrane...

Israel carries out airstrike on Gaza after rocket fired into southern Israel; no one injured

French intelligence agents have detained four people, including a former navy service member, on suspicion of planning a terrorist attack against "military installations," the country's interior minister said.

A coroner says not enough is known about Scot Young's "state of mind" when he was impaled on railings after falling from his flat.

The judiciary spokesman told journalists this week that five returning Iranian emigres recently arrested had been charged and signaled a warning to social media users reminding them to refrain from 'illicit activities' T...

The US and Russia are among five countries to sign a deal to prevent commercial fishing in the melting Arctic sea ice near the North Pole.

Olive Cooke, who started selling poppies in 1938, took her own life after struggling to cope with depression, a coroner finds.

Former President George HW Bush, 91, breaks bone in neck in fall, hospitalized wearing brace

A group of foreigners, including nine Britons, detained in China are suspected of distributing "terrorist videos", local officials say.

Department of Energy and Climate Change has already overspent its budget to support renewable energy projects The government is struggling to pay for new clean energy supplies which could result in a rise in household bi...

The Pakistani military says it has shot down an Indian 'spy drone' in the disputed region of Kashmir.

Man accused of killing nine people at a church will stand trial next July Court heard arguments on whether ban on documents should be lifted The man accused of killing nine people attending a Bible study class in a histo...

CAIRO -- The Islamic State’s affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai says it has destroyed an Egyptian Navy vessel with a rocket off the strategic peninsula’s Mediterranean coast. The claim of responsibility...

Japan's lower house of parliament OKs expanded military role in a vote boycotted by opposition

They grow up to one meter in length and kill their prey using injections of venom.

"With God's grace and help Josh, our daughters and our entire family overcame a terrible situation, found healing and a way forward"

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- A special war crimes tribunal has sentenced a man to death on charges that he committed rape and murder in 1971 during Banglasdesh’s war for independence from...

Eurozone finance ministers must find €7bn in stopgap funding and gain approval from other parliaments including Germany's Bundestag after Athens vote Related: Eurozone bailout deal: what do ordinary Greeks think? Euroz...

WASHINGTON -- Opponents of the Iran deal anxiously await Sen. Charles Schumer's take, according to one dissenter. "If Schumer comes out and says, 'I looked at the bill and studied...

The country remains divided on whether to retain capital punishment