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Police officers, their guns raised, approach the man in the wheelchair and yell out loudly and repeatedly: "Drop the gun" and "hands up."

Proceedings focus on alleged financial corruption

The tragic news that more than 700 people have been killed in a crush during one of the Hajj's ritual events, the stoning of a pillar representing the devil at Mina, reminds us that such tragedies have occurred at variou...

"I thank God for your faithful service to his people"

Faced with a mandatory sentence of life in prison, convicted murderer Adam Landerman stood before Will County Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak claiming what was happening to him was wrong. In June, a jury found Landerman guilty...

Singapore ordered the emergency closure of its primary and secondary schools on Friday as smoke from fires burning in Indonesia caused air pollution in the city to reach hazardous levels.

Kidnapped relatives of former Miss USA Ali Landry have been found dead in Mexico, authorities said.

Some pilgrims say they are afraid to continue the ritual stoning of the devil amid complaints of inexperienced police and a lack of organisation Witnesses to a stampede that left more than 700 people dead at the hajj in ...

More than 60 people injured and 200 houses damaged after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocks eastern part of country.

Shaker Aamer has been held for 13 years without charge and MPs, including Jeremy Corbyn, lobbied for his transfer to the UK.

Pope Francis is addressing the United Nations in a speech that is expected to focus on the environment and the poor.

Police and soldiers will be able to fire live Ruger rifle rounds when they judge that not only their own lives are in danger but also those of civilians Israel's security forces will have greater latitude to use live amm...

Escaped tarantula grounds plane near Baltimore; passengers to Atlanta put on another flight

Ward off the chill by taking advantage of Mexico's hot, bold, sunny flavours and a colourful harvest of corn, tomatoes, squashes and chillies I first learned to cook Mexican food while spending two months studying Spanis...

Listen to the the theme song to new James Bond film Spectre and let us know what you think Sam Smith's new Bond theme has finally arrived. Writing's on the Wall, the theme to Spectre, was launched on Spotify on Friday mo...

Four foreign college students were killed and 51 others were hospitalized Thursday after a duck boat tour bus collided with a charter bus on a Seattle bridge Thursday morning.

North Sea Cod is taken off the Marine Conservation Society's list of fish to avoid eating, although it should be only an "occasional treat", it says.

Probe continues in killing of Mexican filmmaker's father, brother week after bodies found

Magnitude 6.6 earthquake hits off east Indonesia, injuring 39 people and damaging buildings

NYU student detained in North Korea goes before media, says no word on release

A 33-year-old is being treated in hospital, as police search for the man who shot him in a quiet street in East Dunbartonshire.

Sky News uses infrared cameras to discover people sleeping rough in bins, under bridges and in dangerous caves.