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MOSCOW -- Russia’s Emergencies Ministry says a passenger airliner from Dubai has crashed while trying to land at the airport in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don. A ministry statement says the crash occurred Saturday ...

To mark his third anniversary as pope, Francis extends social media reach on Instagram with caption 'pray for me' Despite once claiming to be a technological dinosaur, Pope Francis has expanded his social media presence ...

A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support and resources to ISIS, the Justice Department said.

Carolyn Quinn talks to people in Guildford about the the EU referendum.

Jia Jia, a missing Chinese journalist, was not the anonymous author of an article critical of President Xi Jinping, Jia's lawyer said. Some suspect the article is the reason behind Jia's disappearance this week.

It took authorities four months to capture Salah Abdeslam, the most wanted man in Europe.

A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on Istanbul's main pedestrian shopping street on Saturday, killing four people, the city's governor said

At least 19 killed when their bus overturned in Saudi Arabia, between two cities considered holy to Muslims.

Maryse Wolinski, whose husband Georges was killed in the Charlie Hebdo attack, talks about the notes he left behind - and the questions that still need answering On Maryse Wolinski's bathroom wall, beside the shelves of ...

Clip purporting to show journalist held since 2012 has appeared online in which he mocks US president Barack Obama A new video purporting to show British war photographer John Cantlie has appeared online in which he mock...

Three serving policemen and a retired police officer are released on bail after being arrested in connection with alleged fraud involving the Police Federation of England and Wales.

A Supreme Court judge suspended former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's nomination to a Cabinet post amid corruption investigations, a decision likely to stoke tensions in a country already rocked by dueli...

Protesters clashed with supporters of Donald Trump after he gave a speech in Utah on Friday, ending a day full of presidential candidate appearances that also saw Mitt Romney intensifying his criticism of the GOP front-r...

It began as a protest over the ill-treatment of boys beaten for graffiti, in an atmosphere of change and hope as the Arab Spring spread through the region. Now, five years in, the Syrian civil war has drawn much of that ...

The passenger jet was close to landing when a drone flew 200ft overhead, fuelling concerns about the safety of the craft The pilot of a Lufthansa passenger jumbo jet has reported that a drone aircraft nearly collided wit...

Cuban Americans are split over Mr Obama's historic trip to Havana, with many exiles haunted by lingering human rights concerns.

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Republic of Congo has instructed telecommunications firms operating in the country to block service during Sunday's presidential vote. …

A U.S. Marine was killed in and ISIS attack in northern Iraq today.

Belgian authorities charged Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam with "participation in terrorist murder" Saturday, The Associated Press reports. Police captured him during a Brussels raid Friday. Another man picked up i...

A coalition service member was killed Saturday by enemy fire in northern Iraq, the Pentagon said in a statement. …

All 62 people on board were killed in the crash.