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Whose Line Is It Anyway? made her a household name. But, more than 30 years on, does the queen of improv also think it held her back? She talks about ambition, sexism and her lucky escape from the trolls Josie Lawrence i...

Daniel Foley, who helped find the remains of his firefighter brother in the rubble of the World Trade Center, died at the age of 46 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, officials said.

A sobbing 6-year-old Florida girl begged Orlando cops to let her go as she was arrested at school for hitting three employees, disturbing police bodycam video shows.

The deadly new coronavirus continued its spread beyond China with cases surging rapidly Monday in Italy, Iran and South Korea. The number of people sickened by the disease has now topped 79,000 globally, officials said. ...

The rediscovery of an insect in Wales hints at environmental DNA sampling's potential to change endangered species protection.

The White House sent a letter to congressional leaders on Monday night, asking for $1.8 billion to spend on its response to the global coronavirus outbreak. The White House is requesting $1.25 billion in new funding for ...

Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London Although well sung and staged, Lliam Paterson's score and Pamela Carter's text fail to make a substantial opera out of this Don DeLillo short story Lliam Paterson's The Angel E...

Ministers from the EU will meet in Brussels later to finalise their red lines for talks with the UK.

U.S. officials said they were looking at ways to retaliate for China's expulsion of three Wall Street Journal reporters, including evicting Chinese journalists who file intelligence reports.

Mubarak's reign veered into autocratic rule, charting a legacy of violent political repression, widespread corruption, and poverty.

Expand Iranian protesters gather around a burning car during a demonstration against an increase in gasoline prices in the capital Tehran, on November 16, 2019. © AFP/Getty Images (Beirut) - Iranian authorities have fai...

Labour MSP Monica Lennon's bill now has the support of all parties following a government U-turn.

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Lawyers representing Julian Assange disputed the U.S. government's claim that he solicited classified material and recklessly endangered lives when he published it, on the second day of his extradition hearing.

Bernie Madoff’s tens of thousands of victims have until just Friday to weigh-in on whether the terminally ill con man deserves to be freed early to avoid dying in prison, the government has announced. The notorious Pon...

The Russian autocrat may support Sanders, but Sanders doesn't support him.

A four-star hotel in Spain's Canary Islands was locked down on Tuesday, with all guests barred from leaving until further tests were carried out after a case of coronavirus, government spokeswoman Maria Montero said on T...

Four Malaysian parties on Tuesday rejected veteran leader Mahathir Mohamad's proposal for a unity government that could have strengthened his grip, calling instead for an election to end the political turmoil after he qu...

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Bloomberg's campaign said his comments about banks were a "joke" and that the comments about Obama were "an important point."       

Harvey Weinstein is spending his first night behind bars in New York City, after being convicted of rape and criminal sexual act for assaults on two women. Though he was acquitted of the most serious charges, "predatory ...

President Trump doubled down on his claim that the two justices should recuse themselves from any cases involving him or his administration.