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A series of storms fueled by El Nino slams the west coast.

The U.N. Security Council will meet Wednesday morning in New York for a closed door session to discuss North Korea's claim that it tested a hydrogen bomb, two diplomats told CNN. North Korea appears to have tested sub-la...

A 5.1 magnitude seismic event has been detected in North Korea. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.

Tension heightened across the Middle East Tuesday, with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani declaring that Saudi Arabia could not hide its "crime" of executing a prominent Shiite cleric. Kuwait followed the lead of other Sa...

President Obama's executive action to expand gun sale background checks has opened up a legal can of worms, specifically the president's bid to broaden the definition of who's a dealer -- and therefore must get a license...

The council expressed deep concern at Yemen's "dire humanitarian situation"

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The opposition won a two-thirds majority in a landslide election victory last month

SAN ANTONIO -- National leaders of the Bandidos biker gang were arrested Wednesday on charges accusing them of racketeering and waging a deadly “war” on the rival Cossacks gang, federal authorities said. An indictmen...

El Nino enhances winter rains to bring much-needed downpours to the US state.

Chipotle, reeling from a spate of illnesses at its restaurants, has been served with a federal subpoena as part of a criminal investigation tied to a norovirus outbreak in California

Let's give these two hounds some enthused howls and a hearty tail wag. The American hairless terrier and sloughi are the two newest members of the American Kennel Club, the largest purebred dog registry in the world and...

Pictures of ice and snow sculptures at the Harbin Festival in China.

The lion has no name, but images of his painful plight have ricocheted across social media.

Officials in Beijing were furious as the North said it had completed a test of the weapon about 50 miles from the Chinese border, the fourth nuclear weapon test in a decade.

North Korea state media confirmed that a seismic event of magnitude 5.1 was an underground hydrogen bomb test. CNN's Paula Hancocks reports.

The disappearances, since last October, have alarmed rights groups and the Chinese publishing community

The Latest: UN agency says a nuclear test by North Korea grave threat to international peace

At least 90 criminal complaints have been filed, including one allegation of rape

Confused about the sharp escalation of tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia? Want to try to get your arms around the complexities of a crisis that is likely to be with us for some time to come?

CHICAGO — The family of a 55-year-old black grandmother accidentally killed by a Chicago police officer called for an end to secrecy around police misconduct cases as her funeral was held on Wednesday. Hundreds of peop...

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