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In Belmont, officials closed a popular children's park twice in a recent five-month period because of rat infestations. In Peabody, rat problems are now a standing issue on the board of health's monthly agenda.

Four of five people killed in a rafting accident in Costa Rica over the weekend were from Miami, according to local news reports. The U.S. Department of State confirmed the …

Trump's rationale for going easy on Saudi Arabia is a shameful lie.

The Pentagon has confirmed that U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Smiley was shot last week

Rescuers searched through wreckage Monday after one of Taiwan's fastest passenger trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than …

Trump and the far right want to keep the free movement of goods and money, but not of people.

Military officers from the two Koreas and the U.S.-led U.N. Command met again at the Koreas' border village Monday to examine an ongoing effort to disarm the area. Demetallizing the …

The Department of Health and Human Services is considering establishing under Title IX a legal definition of gender as a biological condition determined by a person's genitalia at birth, The New York Times reports. Title...

Once angry foes, President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas are working together as Republicans battle to keep control of Congress        

Poland's populist ruling party has seen its fortunes turn after nearly three years of aggressive governing and vast popularity. First, the European Union's top court checked a key element of …

A study suggests cardiorespiratory fitness is linked to a longer life, suggesting no exercise is worse for health than smoking or diabetes.        

Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday say that 95 percent of Britain's Brexit deal has been agreed but repeat her opposition to a European Union proposal for the Irish border, a major stumbling block, as criticism wi...

U.S. stocks edged down on Monday as early support from a rally in China faded, with lower oil prices and disappointing earnings signals from firms including Halliburton and Hasbro helping pull the market lower.

Bulgarian authorities say they have successfully taken down an illegal counterfeit operation that was printing high quality bogus euro and U.S. dollar banknotes. Deputy chief prosecutor Ivan Geshev said Monday …

An alleged serial killer who faces trial in the deaths of eight men with ties to Toronto's gay community has waived his right to a preliminary hearing. A judge has …

The world is heating up dangerously and the oceans may be dying. In this context, the UK's proposed plan to ban plastic straws feels a little like spitting in the wind.

Pakistani officials say a rickshaw driver who set himself on fire to protest police demands for bribes, has died of severe burns in Karachi. Mohammad Khalid died on Monday morning, …

Palestinian shot dead adjacent to Ibrahimi Mosque in the centre of Hebron, allegedly after stabbing Israeli soldier.

Police in Mexico still have not received orders about whether to stop the migrants or let them keep going, ABC News has learned.

A 24-hour-curfew has been imposed in the Nigerian state of Kaduna, where police said at least 55 people were killed in communal clashes.

New policies to deter illegal immigration include a plan that would ask migrants to choose between their children and longer detention.

The Latest on The Latest on President Donald Trump's decision to pull the U.S. from an arms control agreement with Russia (all times local): 2:30 p.m. The European Union is …