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The news agency dpa reports that some 8,800 geese on two poultry farms will be culled in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein because some of the animals are infected …

A new study links a dark outlook with greater risk of death from heart disease. But being grumpy might help you in old age The glass can be half-full, or it can be half-empty, depending on your outlook on life - or on wh...

Music stars love to make a fashion statement, so the red carpet at the 44th annual American Music Awards should be filled with daring outfits. The pre-show won't be on TV, though. The official "Coca-Cola Red Carpet LIVE!...

Observer Food Monthly's seasonal picks, from supermarket budget wines to high street bargains and top-end quality - plus suggested food matches Tesco Finest St-Mont, France 2014 (£6, Tesco)Made by the ever-reliable Gasc...

Senior Republican who chairs armed services committee says any attempt to bring back harsh interrogation techniques would face court challenge A leading Republican voice on national security matters says he doesn't care ...

'Conversation is not harassment sir,' Donald Trump told by Brandon Victor Dixon, who spoke directly to vice-president from stage after he was booed by patrons An extraordinary war of words broke out between president-ele...

Fourteen coaches of a passenger train rolled off the track early Sunday, killing at least 45 people and injuring more than 120 in northern India, officials said. Volunteers and railway …

President Obama's top counterterrorism adviser said that she believes the United States and its allies are winning the war against ISIS and that the incoming Trump team needs to guard against the possibility of terrorism...

President-elect Donald Trump is very interested in the idea of having retired Marine Gen. James Mattis serve in his administration and he can be considered a leading candidate for secretary of defense, an official famili...

The death toll was likely to rise after one of the country's worst rail accidents in recent years.

Dramatic video footage suggests a Rio de Janeiro police helicopter was shot down by a favela gang.

The meeting, with executives linked to an apartment tower bearing Mr. Trump's name, raises questions about how he will separate his business dealings from his politics.

The Queen is reportedly set to invite Donald Trump to Windsor Castle on an official state visit to the UK.

First lady Michelle Obama and noted journalists attended a memorial service at Metropolitan A.M.E. Church for Ms. Ifill, the PBS anchor who died of cancer on Monday.

As US-backed Iraqi forces close in on the Islamic State's hub of Mosul, the leader of the terror network has become so insecure about his own safety that he refuses to emerge from his underground hideouts and never sleep...

Ari Emanuel, July 30, 2006: At a time of escalating tensions in the world, the entertainment industry cannot idly stand by and allow Mel Gibson to get away with such tragically inflammatory statements... People in the en...

Sadiq Khan tells VW told it should pay missed congestion charges following its emissions scandal.

An extra £1.3bn is to be spent on improving roads, the chancellor will say in the Autumn Statement.

John Key at Apec summit jokes 'cosmetic changes' could appease US president-elect over sweeping trade deal The threatened TPP trade pact could be rebadged as the "Trump Pacific Partnership" to satisfy the US president-el...

BBC Panorama footage shows nurse saying she will use morphine to 'shut up' resident at home owned by Morleigh Group An undercover investigation has exposed shocking levels of neglect at two care homes in Cornwall. Hidden...

We look at claims from Germany's anti-immigrant party about media bias and alleged failure to report objectively.

First round of voting will choose two candidates to go foward from Alain Juppé, François Fillon and Nicolas Sarkozy Voting is under way in France in the first round of the primary race to choose the right-wing establis...