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Mopping up operations are the next step, according to army spokesman

Violent offenders and at least one murderer are among more than 500 criminals and suspects set free by bungling officials.

PHILADELPHIA -- For more than 100 years, the cloistered nuns known as the Pink Sisters have worked in shifts to ensure nonstop prayer in Philadelphia’s Chapel of Divine Love. Now, to address their shrinking numbers and...

In a suburb of Dallas, eight people died when an EF-4 tornado touched down.

On Sunday, at least 15 people were killed after Boko Haram extremists opened fire and detonated explosive belts in a village near the city of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria. Nigerian army repels Boko Haram attack near Ma...

Despite President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran that provides a gradual easing of decades of crippling economic sanctions, senators are fighting to renew a vital law that would preserve the sanctions option should Iran ...

The explosion bears the hallmarks of Boko Haram

The women have fought a decades-long battle for an apology from Japan for being forced to work in brothels for soldiers.

Legislation enacted by President Andrzej Duda has 'broken country' and could pave way for authoritarian rule, warn pro-democracy campaigners The leader of Poland's new pro-democracy movement said the government has "brok...

Russia imposes sanctions on Turkey and marginalises Turkish interests in Russia to its own detriment.

Man was reportedly hit in head by flying piece of metal from machine in apparent robbery attempt A man died on Christmas Day in Germany after he was hit in the head by a flying piece of metal from a condom machine that h...

Diesel, the dog who inspired the Je Suis Chien hashtag after he was killed in the Paris siege, is to be awarded the Dickin Medal

Activists welcome China's 1st domestic violence law, but warn it doesn't cover gay couples

Authorities in Southern California have arrested a man who allegedly doused a woman in gasoline and set her on fire during a Christmas Day domestic dispute.

Interior ministry says explosion happened at airport's eastern gate, which is used by NATO troops.

Weeks of persistent rainfall has swollen the rivers to record levels

Japan and South Korea's foreign ministers are set for historic talks on the fraught issue of so-called "comfort women", forced to work in Japanese brothels during World War Two.

Dozens of senior Chinese officials are now being probed by anti-graft investigators

Cabinet ministers give preliminary approval Sunday to new nonprofit disclosure requirements Critics say regulations intended to stifle dovish organizations opposed to policies on Palestinians Bill requires nonprofits rec...

An exclusion zone is in place after a 26-carriage freight train carrying approximately 200,000 litres of sulphuric acid derailed in north-west Queensland, Australia.

Flooded roads have stopped Queensland Rail from getting to the site where sulphuric acid and diesel fuel spilled near Julia Creek on Sunday Related: Queensland flash flooding hampers rescue crews at freight train derailm...

Several people died when Nigeria's army repelled an attack Sunday by suspected Boko Haram fighters on a village near the northeastern city of Maiduguri, residents and military sources told Reuters. The Associated Press r...