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Cologne police head faced criticism for his force's response to New Year's Eve attacks and robberies by groups of men.

Wildlife numbers are growing in a national park in Mozambique that was devastated by the civil war that ended in 1992 and virtually wiped out lions, elephants and many other species in the park

A police raid in Bulgaria was heralded as a rare success against the trafficking of antiquities, but it also highlighted the barriers officials face.

In final State of Union address, Obama to offer long view of his presidency, say what's undone

North Korea trumpets a hydrogen bomb test. South Korea responds by cranking up blasts of harsh propaganda from giant green speakers aimed across the world's most dangerous border. Now Pyongyang warns of war. …

Chinese media reports say 37-metre-high statue in Henan province was removed due to lack of government approval.

Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is paraded before the media and flown back to the jail he escaped from last year, after his capture Friday.

UN says two million Syrian children are in desperate need of help, as starvation becomes a weapon of war.

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Only a third of 5,000 Russian airstrikes directed against Isis Observers say 39 killed and many wounded in Saturday strike Only a third of Russia's airstrikes in Syria are targeting Islamic State and its imprecise attack...

An Egyptian court on Saturday rejected ousted President Hosni Mubarak's appeal of his corruption conviction -- a decision that doesn't mean the longtime leader will spend more time in custody, though that remains a possi...

A North Dakota man who allegedly planned to dognap Bo - one of the White House pooches - was arrested in Washington D.C. this week, according to court documents.

Pyongyang responds angrily to South Korea's decision to blast ear-splitting propaganda messages and karaoke hits over the border.

At least 40 people killed in Saturday's strikes on Maarat al-Numaan town, Syria Civil Defence tells Al Jazeera.

Before Tonya Couch and her son fled to Mexico, she withdrew $30,000 from her account and told her husband he'll not see them again, an arrest affidavit stated.

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Authorities' knowledge of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán's plan to make a biopic led to the notorious drug kingpin's capture Friday, said Mexican Attorney General Arely Gómez González. El Chapo, who has escaped from priso...

British aviator Tracey Curtis-Taylor arrives in Australia, having completed an epic 13,000-mile solo flight from the UK in a 1942 open cockpit bi-plane.

Mexican marines had barely faced down .50-caliber sniper guns and a loaded grenade launcher to recapture the world's most notorious drug lord when the calls started coming: Extradite Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman to the Unit...

The United Arab Emirates says it has released two young men it detained over their "selfie" in front of a New Year's Eve hotel fire. …

CNN's Will Ripley toured North Korean science center after the country says it tested an H-bomb.

Behind-the-scenes power broker and campaigner for women's rights who was immortalised in a portrait by Andy Warhol Iranian Princess Ashraf Pahlavi, the twin sister of the country's deposed shah whose glamorous life epito...