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A look at some of the major battles around Syria

Authorities expect the number of deaths to rise

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize is to be announced in Oslo, Norway.

Authorities say the president of a German chapter of the Hells Angels has been shot and killed in his biker gang's clubhouse. Prosecutors said Aygun Mucuk was found dead from …

The Latest on The conflict in Syria (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow backs the U.N. Syria envoy's call on al-Qaida-linked militants to leave …

NABATIEH, Lebanon

President Juan Manuel Santos, whose nation rejected his efforts in shocking referendum result, wins prize for hard-won peace deal to end 5-decade civil war

Malaysian and Australian officials say a piece of an aircraft wing found on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has been identified as belonging to missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

The storm intensified Thursday into a Category 4 hurricane with winds of at least 140 m.p.h., with officials warning of "life-threatening weather conditions."

Hotels, Airbnb, the Red Cross and others jumping in to help those most affected.

Hillary Clinton's campaign manager Robby Mook told reporters his team is bracing for a "more focused, more prepared" Donald Trump at Sunday's second presidential debate. Trump had previously blamed his microphone for his...

Refusing to bow to a request made by the Clinton campaign, Florida Gov. Rick Scott said his state won’t extend its Oct. 11 voter-registration deadline, despite the potential for massive devastation caused by Hurricane ...

After his strong debate performance Tuesday night, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is now a favorite to lead the Republican ticket in 2020, according to a new poll. The POLITICO/Morning Consult poll conducted this week found tha...

Germany's Foreign Ministry says the Turkish ambassador has returned to his post in Berlin, some four months after he was recalled amid fury in Ankara over a parliamentary resolution that labeled the killings of Armenians...

Presidents of two medical royal colleges warn health secretary his move poses a 'major risk' and has demoralised overseas staff already in the NHS Leading doctors are warning Jeremy Hunt that his plan to make the NHS "se...

On Thursday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, head of the New York Archdiocese, announced the formation of "an independent reconciliation and compensation program" for people who were sexually abused by Roman Catholic clergy. The...

Cambodia's opposition party has unexpectedly failed to attend the reopening of parliament, setting back hopes of a political truce with the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Cambodia National Rescue …

Carl Ferrer was arrested on charges of pimping a minor, pimping and conspiracy to commit pimping

When former President Bill Clinton suggested this week that President Obama’s signature healthcare law was “crazy,” it didn’t take long for Republicans to pounce. “Finally, a leading Democrat speaks the truth o...

The Clinton campaign asked for an extension.

FEMA is sending New York’s Bravest and Finest down South to help assist with Hurricane Matthew relief efforts. Members of the NYPD, FDNY and NYC Emergency Management were deployed Thursday night to the Bible Belt as pa...

Worst. Timing. Ever. The website for the National Hurricane Center went down Thursday night just as Hurricane Matthew began hammering Florida’s east coast. “Guys the National Hurricane Center servers have crashed WHA...