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The midnight curfew put into place Thursday in Charlotte, North Carolina, following protests over the fatal officer-involved shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, was lifted Sunday by Mayor Jennifer Roberts. In a statement, Ro...

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos tells the BBC a peace deal he will sign with Farc rebels will boost economic growth and rebuild the country.

The circumstances of the killing of Keith Lamont Scott have been a source of intense debate. Here are some questions that readers have asked The New York Times.

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The gunman was "neutralized" by the police after six people were injured, a Fire Department official said, but he gave no further details.

Swedish police say one of the four people wounded when gunmen opened fire on a car in the southern city of Malmo has died. The shooting happened in a residential …

Threats, bribes and stuffed ballot boxes may sound like a political drama, but these are all real issues that Africans face during national elections, a public opinion study has revealed.

Republican's campaign highlights lengthy discussion between Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on securing borders Donald Trump attempted to draw parallels between Israel's separation barrier and his much-touted bor...

The US and South Korean navies put on a show of force in the Sea of Japan on Monday, the latest in a string of displays of military might in response to North Korea's testing of nuclear warheads and ballistic missiles.

In 2015, 3.5 million Americans were able to breach the poverty line as an economic recovery hit a tipping point.

WASHINGTON ― The national homicide rate rose slightly in 2015, according to FBI crime statistics released Monday. But the report also indicates that overall, 2015 was one of the safest years on record. The FBI found an...

Controversial pollution-fighting closure of 3km of riverside highway has 43,000 daily users wondering which way to turn Paris city council has approved the banning of all vehicles from the major road running along the ri...

Clinton has invited a range of supporters to attend the first debate tonight.

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Everyone is waiting for a way out of Aleppo, says 28-year-old Monther Etaky, a graphic designer who lives there.

The Russian military says radiolocation data show that the missile that downed a Malaysian airliner over warring eastern Ukraine in 2014 was not fired from territory controlled by Russia-backed rebels. …

An ejector seat manufacturer is to be prosecuted over the death of Red Arrows pilot Sean Cunningham, the Health and Safety Executive said.

Police say gunman's car contained 'numerous weapons' and was being investigated by a bomb squad after six people were shot inside their cars Multiple people were shot inside their cars near a Houston shopping center on M...

Two young survivors of a Florida car crash have no idea that their parents were killed in the collision, a family friend said. Sophia, 8, and her sister Hailey, 13, were visiting the Orlando area from Leadwood, Missouri,...

A man has opened fire near a supermarket west of Paris, injuring two people.

The Russian military says radiolocation data show that the missile that downed a Malaysian airliner over warring eastern Ukraine in 2014 was not fired from territory controlled by Russia-backed rebels.