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Western leaders have accused Moscow of targeting moderate rebel groups rather than ISIS

Syrian activists say Islamic State militants have destroyed a nearly 2,000-year-old arch in the ancient city of Palmyra, the latest victim in the group's campaign to destroy historic sites across the territory it control...

The risk of a "serious cyber attack" on nuclear power plants around the world is growing, says an influential report.

U.S. General John Francis Campbell addresses reports that a U.S. gunship was responsible for the bombing of a hospital in Afghanistan.

Typhoon Mujigae killed at least eight people in southern China since it made landfall in the country Sunday, officials said. The typhoon also left dozens of fishermen missing and prompted evacuation of about 200,000 peop...

On Monday in New Hampshire, Hillary Clinton plans to announce proposals to close gun sale loopholes and repeal the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, which gives legal protection to gun manufacturers and dealers ...

The company's 'spaceship' campus is set to open at the end of 2016

Six weather-related fatalities have been reported in South Carolina.

Accused leader of Guatemala corruption ring turns himself in to authorities

The ship was near Hurricane Joaquin when it went missing.

The BBC's Kevin Connolly looks at what is driving a fresh flare-up of deadly Israeli-Palestinian violence which has drawn warnings of a new intifada.

The life rings, wood and a container are believed to be from the El Faro, which lost contact during Hurricane Joaquin.

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei found several hidden listening devices in his Beijing studio after he returned from a trip to Germany, his friend Liu Xiaoyuan confirmed Monday. …

Chris Harper-Mercer, the shooter behind the deadly rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon, gave an envelope with a flash drive to a student whom he spared, an Oregon pastor said Sunday. The student had t...

A former leader of Hong Kong faces misconduct charges over a luxury apartment rental in mainland China, authorities said Monday, setting the stage for the city's most high-profile corruption trial in recent memory. …

Seoul says Joo Won-moon, arrested in April for illegal entry, will be repatriated through border truce village.

Search area expanded to locate Indonesian missing passenger plane with 10 people aboard

Four teenagers were arrested Friday after police uncovered a plot to shoot and kill students and teachers at a Tuolumne, California, high school, officials said. BREAKING: Tuolumne County deputies arrest 4 students in sc...

Typhoon Mujigae plows into southern China, killing 9 and leaving dozens missing

Republicans are accusing Gov. Cuomo of using the Oregon community-college massacre to boost his own national image and they're saying if he's serious about stopping gun crimes, he'll seek tougher...

George Bernard Shaw also weighed in

A serendipitous deal between a history museum and a smuggler has provided new insight into one of the most famous stories ever told: "The Epic of Gilgamesh." The new finding, a clay tablet, reveals a previously unknown "...