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New Zealand 'Pastafarians' approved to conduct marriages as officials grapple with odd group

China accused the U.S. Saturday of a serious military provocation following the flight of an American B-52 strategic bomber over China's disputed territory in the South China Sea.

President Obama on Friday granted Christmastime commutations to a record 95 federal prisoners -- including 40 who had been serving life sentences, mostly for crack and cocaine crimes. Almost all of those being freed are ...

Strike took place as Iraqi soldiers battled militants near Fallujah Reports of death toll range from one to 25 Airstrike could complicate U.S. offer of more military support …

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama met privately with the families of all 14 people killed in the Dec. 2 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California, The New York Times reports. "Even as we are vigilant about ...

An Afghan civil society leader says hundreds of men marched through a central provincial capital to call for the reinstatement of their woman governor, who was reappointed last week. …

Nigeria: Soldiers sentenced to death for mutiny given reprieves, now get 10 years' jail

Pentagon chief: US strike that killed Iraqi soldiers seems to be 'mistake' involving 2 sides

At least three people were killed and seven others injured after a car bomb exploded Saturday in the Somali capital Mogadishu, according to reports. Police reportedly said that the death toll from the explosion, which wa...

Swiss prosecutors say they have opened a criminal investigation against a senior member of a Muslim advocacy group over a video he made, allegedly for propaganda purposes, of a trip to Syria. …

Rwandans vote yes for amendment to the constitution to allow President Kagame to contest further elections after 2017.

Prime minister backs out of latest round in war of words which saw Putin resort to jibes about the US and Islam.

Turkish media reports that 18 died and 14 were rescued after boat capsized in the Aegean Sea, between Turkey and Greece.

China's tourism authority is naming and shaming another five tourists for bad behavior and says it is working with airlines on a possible flying ban. …

The Home Secretary says she is "determined" to implement reforms to make fire and rescue services more efficient and transparent.

A woman who suffered six years of domestic abuse tells Sky News about her terrifying ordeal at the hands of Donald Jeffrey.

The honest employee handed in the cash "because it was the right thing to do", says the restaurant chain's area director.

President declares 'national calamity' as nation struggles to recover from typhoons Melor and Koppu Heavy rains pummelled the whole of the Philippines on Saturday, threatening to aggravate flooding that has prompted the ...

In 2014 more people died in America from drug overdoses than from car accidents, with heroin and opioids responsible for the majority of deaths Deaths from drug overdoses have surged across the US to record levels, accor...

Conservative party leader apologises after jokingly comparing the colour of a Nigerian student to that of coal.

The U.N. Security Council's unanimous support of a peace process for Syria that is set to begin next month with government-opposition talks and a cease-fire represents its strongest gesture yet in support of a solution t...