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Incoming president of headteachers' union says the education system is at breaking point and school leaders have lost patience On Judy Shaw's first day as a headteacher, a man came to show her one of the school's vast br...

The IAAF insists rules are needed to protect female sport but her legal team says her genetic gift should be celebrated It is a case described by the court of arbitration for sport as "one of the most pivotal" it has eve...

How many people have been affected and what will the inquiry cover? In the 1970s and 80s, thousands of people with haemophilia became infected with hepatitis C and HIV - the virus that leads to Aids - after receiving con...

A upstate New York school bus driver avoided jail time after pleading guilty to raping a 14-year-old girl who was on his route. Shane Piche, 25, was sentenced to 10 years probation and must register as a sex offender -- ...

The NCAA championship women's basketball team from Baylor University met with President Trump at the White House on Monday and -- like other sports teams before them -- were offered a spread of fast food during their vis...

Convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán should not receive a new trial because his arguments claiming a tainted jury are not provable        

Guterres tells the Chinese leader that "human rights must be fully respected"

Sen. Bernie Sanders compared his record with Joe Biden's on trade and foreign policy on Monday, attempting to draw sharp contrasts between himself and the former vice president as the two lead the Democratic presidential...

The state is investigating the organization's status as a tax-exempt nonprofit

Sometimes they wear Halloween-style masks. Sometimes they show their faces. But when the men dressed in black uniforms come, Venezuelans flee.

So long, Styrofoam!        

Widows of Nigerian activists accuse oil firm of instigating crackdown against protesters A Dutch court may decide on Wednesday if Shell was complicit in the Nigerian government's execution of the Ogoni Nine, environmenta...

A Brazilian model drowned in Sao Paulo after jumping into the sea during a raging storm to try to rescue her puppies — the second runway walker from the South American city to die in a week. Caroline Bittencourt, 37, l...

Pope Francis on Monday told an audience of 230 hairdressers, hairstylists and beauticians to quit gossiping.

Iran secretly executed two teenagers last week, according to rights group Amnesty International, which criticized the country for its "utter disdain for international law and the rights of children."

Demonstrators gather at the Caracas air base where opposition leader Juan Guaidó called for a military uprising.

The White House says President Donald Trump is the "guy who lowers taxes," appearing to rule out hiking the federal gasoline tax to pay for infrastructure repairs

Some say they've given up hope of reaching the United States and just want papers that will allow them to work in Mexico.        

This is proving to be a surefire way to get your butt kicked. An employee at a Domino's pizzeria in Texas attacked a co-worker for dishing an "Avengers: Endgame" spoiler over the weekend, according to a report. Police we...

The opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, appeared at a military base in Caracas along with Leopoldo López, a prominent activist who had been under house arrest.

A crazed teen beheaded a schoolmate who he thought had slept with his girlfriend, prosecutors said in court this week. Mathew Borges was just 15 in November 2016 when he is accused of decapitating and cutting off the han...

A 19-year-old man accused of murdering one woman and wounding three other people at a California synagogue was due in a San Diego court on Tuesday to face hate crime charges.