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Of all the paradoxes of beauty standards, hair politics are the strangest. Women are encouraged to shave, pluck, wax, and otherwise obliterate any hair from the eyebrows down, but throughout history, those who've taken B...

WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis took a break from official duties on his first full day in the United States on Wednesday to do what he loves best: greeting thousands of...

Pope Francis calls for changes from the heart during his visit to Cuba.          

A look at the trial of 3 Al-Jazeera English journalists imprisoned in Egypt for over a year

It took place near the holy city of Mecca.

Judge: Teen who stabbed high school students must move from detention center to jail at 18

Border tensions rise between old foes Croatia and Serbia amid pressure on migrant crisis

There were at least 15 people crammed in the SUV involved in the chase

US Border Patrol agent indicted in fatal 2010 shooting of teenager along Arizona-Mexico border

The U.S. President Barack Obama is speculated to meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.

Pope Francis elevated to sainthood an 18th-century missionary Wednesday, a historic ceremony that was nevertheless rife with controversy. Junipero Serra, a Franciscan friar who marched north from Baja with conquistadors....

Republican front-runner Donald Trump said Wednesday he will unveil his tax plan next week, which will call for middle class tax cuts and hikes for hedge fund managers.

"This is a cause very close to my heart"

Officials exhume remains of Nicholas II and wife in new investigation into the 1918 killing of the Romanov family.

Passersby tried to take selfies with it

For the first time in years, Mario Casciaro woke up Thursday morning in a home filled with family. Since fall 2013, he'd been sleeping on a prison bunk bed in a small concrete cell he shared with another inmate. His livi...

Rights group says Egypt treats political prisoners "like hostages to be released only when politically expedient".

Indonesia pledges to curb emissions growth ahead of Paris UN climate pact in December

Authorities to determine which Volkswagen 1.6 and 2.0-litre diesel engines were affected in European market.

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The fuel-efficient diesel engine was developed in Europe, and it remains a popular choice there, unlike the U.S. and Japan, where diesels are viewed as dirty and polluting. In Europe, however, 53% of cars are fitted with...

The viral video of a Massachusetts man reacting to a sunfish off the coast of Boston has entered into the second phase of meme-ification: mashup videos.