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The National Guard rest in the US Capitol, Storm Filomena hits Madrid, elections in Uganda and the enduring impact of Covid-19: the most striking images from around the world

US police held back a mob for hours in a "barbaric" battle at the Capitol. Here are their stories.

Various people were injured after a passenger bus experienced an issue and was left hanging off an overpass in New York City's Bronx.

FBI agents know that Proud Boys members were part of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol last week, and now they are investigating whether they had a role in planning the violence, people familiar with the matter ...

The North Korean leader's comments are likely intended to pressure the incoming U.S. government of Joe Biden

As many Americans wait desperately for their chance to get the COVID vaccine, there are accusations that some wealthy and well-connected people are trying to cut the line. In Florida, officials are investigating reports ...

The coronavirus pandemic will shorten the life expectancy at birth for Americans by about a year due to the more than 336,000 deaths from the illness in the US in 2020, according to new research.

(Phantom Limb Music)The composer's two new works, exploring slavery and homophobia, are like immersive non-visual films On paper, the latest album by electro-acoustic composer and installation artist Yvette Janine Jackso...

A retired US Air Force lieutenant colonel photographed carrying zip-tie handcuffs inside the Capitol during last week's riot planned to take hostages, a federal prosecutor said Thursday. In wielding the restraints, Larry...

Lawyers argued that would cause excruciating pain for Corey Johnson during the execution - the second-to-last under Trump administration.

A US Navy SEAL on Thursday pleaded guilty to the 2017 strangulation death of an Army Green Beret staff sergeant, according to a report. Navy Chief Special Warfare Operator Tony DeDolph admitted that he killed Staff Sgt. ...

Britain--like other Western countries--has prioritized inoculating elderly people, calculating that the strategy will slash Covid-19 deaths even if it won't stop the disease's spread.

The invitations have been scaled back by the pandemic and the security has been heightened by the insurrection, but Joe Biden's inauguration as the 46th president of the United States next week will still have plenty of ...

A huge fire swept through Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh early Thursday, the United Nations said, destroying homes belonging to thousands of people.

Some areas could see freezing temperatures and 5-10cm of snow on Saturday, the Met Office says.

Friday: The state's vaccine rollout is not going smoothly. Here's why.

Private first class Christian Alvarado is accused of raping fellow Pfc. Asia Graham.

Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda returned to Mexico last year after the Department of Justice abruptly dropped drug-trafficking and corruption charges.

North Korea has celebrated the end of a rare political meeting by unveiling what appears to be a missile designed to be fired from a submarine.

On the way out the door, the Trump administration is trying its utmost to make things difficult for Joe Biden.

Olivia Rodrigo's "Drivers License" has set Spotify's record for most streams in a day for a non-holiday song, the streaming service has announced.

North Korea unveiled a new submarine-launched ballistic missile described by state media as the "world's most powerful weapon" during a parade aimed at displaying force days before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguratio...