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Same-sex ceremonies will likely start in mid-November

The Saudi Foreign Minister spoke from the ongoing Syrian peace talks in Vienna

Officers are stepping up patrols in London, and have released footage of the man believed to be behind eight attacks this month.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is willing to unload up to 1,000 stores in order to win regulatory approval of its $17.2 billion deal to acquire Rite Aid, the company said in a securities filing. The cap represents about 8 perc...

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HARARE, Zimbabwe -- For Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, one size does not fit all. A senior staffer at the University of Zimbabwe has been suspended for allegedly procuring academic caps for Mugabe that were too small f...

Russia conducts war games involving numerous missile launches

ASTORIA, Ore. -- A family from southwest Washington had an unexpected visitor. A small black bear cub wandered along Erica and Bruce Hazen’s country road, peeking into their kitchen through a glass door. One evening, t...

An Oregon teen has been diagnosed with a rare case of Bubonic plague after a hunting trip, and health officials believe she was infected by a flea bite. The 16-year-old girl fell ill five days after the trip in Murrow Co...

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Hillary Clinton is set to unveil more of her criminal justice agenda.

WAIANAE, Hawaii -- A 10-year-old boy is recovering from his injuries after being bitten by a shark off an Oahu beach that he said “just popped out of nowhere.” As officials included the attack in a database, the yout...

BURKESVILLE, Ky. -- A fugitive accused of shooting a Tennessee police officer and firing at a Kentucky trooper was killed in a shootout with authorities early Friday, ending a nearly weeklong manhunt. Floyd Ray Cook, 62,...

China’s naval commander told his U.S. counterpart that a minor incident could spark war in the South China Sea if the United States did not stop its “provocative acts” in the disputed waterway, the Chinese navy sai...

Seized by bounty hunters, accused of fighting for Osama bin Laden - but eventually the US admitted he had no case to answer.

At least 45 people killed and over 100 others wounded in attack on busy market in Damascus suburb, activists say.

A boy is due in court over the death of 16-year-old Bailey Gwynne, who was stabbed at his Aberdeen school.

Shaker Aamer, the last British resident to be held in Guantanamo Bay has been released, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says.

An Iranian-American businessman based in Dubai was arrested earlier this month in Iran, making him the fourth American holding dual citizenship to be held in Tehran. People briefed on the situation told The Wall Street J...

China's decision to abolish 1 child policy a boon to couples and companies

North Korea's ruling party to hold highest-level convention in decades next year