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Tornadoes and severe storms tore through the Dallas area, killing eight people in the latest incident of deadly weather in the nation.

Opponents who had seen a draft version said it grants broad new powers that could be abused to monitor peaceful citizens and steal commercial secrets.

Syrian government forces booby trapped a cluster of farm buildings in the southern Daraa province and detonated the explosives as several Islamic rebel factions gathered at the venue, killing 17 militants, opposition act...

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A more aggressive approach by new commander of UN peacekeepers brings respite from strife in the African country.

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The Islamic State released a 24-minute audio message Saturday purporting to be from Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the terrorist group's reclusive leader, The Associated Press reports. "Be confident that God will grant victory to...

Claims of an "organised invasion" on Europe and calls for men to stay put and fight ISIL are unhelpful, researchers say.

2015 was a year of both breathtaking highs and devastating lows for the animal kingdom.

A Chicago police officer responding to a domestic disturbance call accidentally shot and killed a 55-year-old woman, who was among two people fatally wounded by police gunfire, the department said late Saturday.

8 injured in San Francisco as double-decker tour bus collides with vehicle

A man shot and killed his wife and 8-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself at a luxury high-rise apartment building, authorities said.

Pakistan army chief leaves for Kabul to discuss peace talks with Afghan leadership

The full impact of the drought and resulting poor harvests will be felt only in the months ahead, but they have already left 29 million people without reliable access to food, the U.N. says.

Police: 1,000 to 2,000 'unruly youths' cause ruckuses at Kentucky mall; no arrests reported

A woman shot up meth before driving a motorized cart through Walmart while eating a stolen BBQ chicken, police said. Josseleen Elida Lopez is accused of swiping $44.53 worth of food and wine from the shelves of the Flori...

Islamic State fighters are putting up a tough fight in the militant-held city of Ramadi, slowing down the advance of Iraqi forces, a senior Iraqi commander said Sunday. …

The incidents are the latest in three months of unrelenting violence

Authorities say one person has died in a fire at a hotel in Berlin and three others were taken to the hospital suffering from the effects of smoke inhalation. …

Afghanistan's Islamic State affiliate and a rival militia controlled by a prominent lawmaker have killed eight captured fighters from both sides in a brutal killing spree in the eastern border province of Nangarhar, an A...

The front-runner in Taiwan's presidential race said Sunday that she would seek stable relations with mainland China, but did not rule out revisiting the island's official stance on independence, leaving open questions ab...

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