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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

Drug-sniffing dogs discovered about 30kg of cocaine absorbed into grains of rice at the port of Rosario, headed for Europe via Africa Argentine customs agents found about 30kg (66lb) of cocaine hidden in a way they had n...

The storm engulfing VW could hit the UK later as drivers wait to discover if their cars are affected in the emissions scandal.

The Pope makes an 18th-Century missionary a saint in a move cheered by Hispanics but criticised by others, in his first canonisation on US soil.

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

How do illegal migrants get to the UK and evade detection

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

List from 2003, compiled during Operation Motorman, includes staff from Sun and Observer, but there is no suggestion named journalists committed offences Rebekah Brooks, the chief executive of News UK, is among a list of...

An angry Hadid ends interview to mark her winning 2016 Riba Royal Gold Medal, telling presenter to 'check your facts' The architect Zaha Hadid cut short a tetchy BBC radio interview to mark her being awarded the 2016 Rib...

Two suicide bombers are reported to have attacked a mosque run by Houthis in Sanaa on the first day of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up at a mosque run by Yemen's Houthi group i...

SAN FRANCISCO

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"

A Bronx resident was arrested on Wednesday on charges including murder, two days after Mamadou Barry, the driver, was found dead.

Research finds George Osborne's proposals to freeze the repayment minimum salary at £21,000 and replace grants with loans could significantly increase costs Graduates could end up paying back thousands of pounds extra o...

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