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Binyamin Netanyahu promises 'harsh' action after days of rising violence, as protests mount at prime minister's handling of crisis Israeli security forces have demolished the homes of two Palestinians behind lethal attac...

The Supreme Court has a number of top cases on its agenda.

The owner of a reptile store is recovering after police officers pried off a 20ft python that was crushing the man who was not breathing at the time The owner of a reptile store in Kentucky is recovering after police off...

Incident follows fatal attacks on two foreigners as government blames opposition for trying to destabilise the country A Bangladeshi pastor has survived an attempt on his life by three men who came to his home pretending...

Area affected is too vast to excavate; some bodies may remain lost People question why they were allowed to build there in the first place Death toll in disaster stands at 152 as of late Monday …

In a searing indictment of Russian leaders, journalist claims government is failing to prosecute those responsible for an attack that nearly killed him Oleg Kashin's open letter to president Vladimir Putin and prime mini...

The "perversion of Islam is the source of a lot of the problems in the Middle East," and more than force is needed to tackle extremism, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Tuesday.

Two men are arrested on suspicion of murder after a police officer was struck by a car and killed during a pursuit in Merseyside.

French president says attack on two managers by union activists threatens country's image abroad.

Toyota shows self-driving car, being readied for 2020 in challenge to other automakers, Google

An American Airlines pilot died suddenly during a red-eye flight early Monday, leaving the plane's first officer to make an emergency landing with 152 people on board. 

Judgment in case on Tuesday likely to spark clash with UK government which has ignored similar rulings from the non-EU European court of human rights Britain's blanket ban on prisoners being allowed to vote is expected t...

A bombing at a crowded mosque in Yemen's capital has killed dozens.

Qi Ye, director of public policy centre in Beijing, says China is showing 'global leadership' on climate change and it will look to clean energy technologies China may aim for an earlier greenhouse gas emissions peak bef...

Facing allegations that the House Select Committee on Benghazi is little more than a long, expensive witch hunt to wreck Hillary Clinton's political future, House Republicans are now accusing panel Democrats of politiciz...

Blaze started as a controlled burn but jumped containment lines on Saturday and has since spread towards houses in Lancefield area At least one house has been destroyed and more than 200 homes in Victoria are under threa...

Workers began removing a Ten Commandments monument from the grounds of the Oklahoma Capitol late Monday in accordance with a court order. 

China's long-sought first Nobel in science goes to little-known researcher on malaria medicine

Crews extinguish small fire at Three Mile Island; officials say no danger to the public

Chicago Public Schools expected 2,166 students at Schurz High School in the Old Irving Park neighborhood this year. But 156 of those students didn't show up and now, a month into the school year, Schurz is poised to lose...

Brendan Rodgers' reign at Liverpool started positively, but he ultimately paid the price for not leading them to glory.

Board member says Volkswagen faces multibillion-euro bill in emissions-rigging scandal and anything not economical will be questioned The new chief executive of Volkswagen has warned the carmaker's staff that the fallout...