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A blind mystic who reportedly foretold 9/11, the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, the Fukushima nuclear spill and the birth of ISIS also made dire predictions for 2016 and beyond. Bulgaria-born Prophetess Baba Vanga, who died in...

Venezuelan opposition wins Congress; tally could provide government-changing supermajority

Five years after the war started, the current push for a political solution in Syria faces many roadblocks.

Yemen's president told the United Nations on Monday that he has asked the Saudi-led coalition to begin a 7-day ceasefire on Dec. 15 to coincide with U.N.-sponsored peace talks aimed at ending months of fighting that has ...

Amid a growing crisis over the Chicago Police Department's use of force, the city late Monday released a video that shows officers in a Far South Side police lockup repeatedly using a Taser on a University of Chicago gra...

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Afghan kids die in the Aegean Sea as UN refugee agency urges Jordan to allow in 12,000 stranded Syrian refugees.

Mandalay court convicts 12 men for alleged links to armed group, whose real existence has been called into question.

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Sri Lankan appeals prompt reopening of case of woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adultery A Saudi court has decided to reopen the case of a Sri Lankan woman who was sentenced to death by stoning for adulter...

Republican hopeful's call for "complete" block on Muslims entering country elicits angry responses on social media.

PRETORIA, South Africa -- Oscar Pistorius will remain under house arrest pending his sentencing for his murder conviction, after a South African judge granted bail to the Olympic athlete on Tuesday. The country’s Supre...

Every week, Fargo opens by reminding the audience that this is a true story -- a device borrowed from the original Coen brothers film, and faithfully recreated for the TV series. But this week's "The Castle" -- the penul...

Engineers are battling to reconnect more than 43,000 homes left without power, as Lancashire and Cumbria grapple with the aftermath of Storm Desmond.

Iran criticises meeting in Riyadh aimed at unifying rebel positions before potential negotiations with Assad government.

Diocese of Duluth files for bankruptcy protection after jury award in clergy sex abuse case

Florida police question man who posted video of alleged rape to social media site

A report finds many NHS investigations into avoidable deaths are not "consistent, reliable or transparent".

Riyadh conference will attempt to bring together rebel groups in war-torn country to find peaceful end to ongoing conflict Efforts to persuade Syrian rebel groups to unite are moving to Saudi Arabia ahead of a tight dead...

It wasn't just Donald Trump's fellow presidential candidates speaking out against his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States — the idea was also panned by former Vice President Dick Cheney. "I think th...

The United Nations Security Council has met with President Barack Obama and senior leaders of the Senate and Pentagon during a visit to Washington. …

Numerous stolen items were found in the woman's residence, police said.