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The tussle between parents of a terminally ill child and a hospital that wants to withdraw life support is a heartbreakingly familiar one....

A pregnant woman was killed by dogs in a forest in France as a hunt took place nearby, investigators have said. The 29-year-old woman was walking her own dogs at the time of the attack....

Scientists have advanced virtual touch capabilities, making them wireless and two-way. They say it won't be long before you can reach out and touch -- everyone?...

Protesters trapped inside a Hong Kong university on Wednesday tried to flee through the sewers but firemen prevented further escape bids by blocking a manhole into the system....

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Israel's "wide-scale" response to Iranian-backed rocket attacks on the Golan Heights have shown the dynamics of deterrence between Tel Aviv and Tehran are being renegotiated....

Australia and Steve Smith kick off the home Test summer against Pakistan and their 16-year-old tearaway Naseem Shah at the Gabba in Brisbane. Follow all the action in our live blog....

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Social media companies have vowed to tackle misinformation in politics. But when Britain's Conservative Party changed its Twitter account to look like a fact-checking site,......

A French appeal court is due to rule on Thursday on the case of Pierre Mumber, a mountain guide convicted of "facilitating irregular entry" of asylum-seekers in the Alps last year....

A bank robbery case in Virginia may be the first to test an increasingly popular investigative technique: the use of Google location data to identify suspects....

Maybe Trump was right to stall the military aid...

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It's World Children's Day and teenage actress Millie Bobby Brown and former soccer star David Beckham are urging people everywhere to listen to youngsters and ensure their rights and their future...

The United States on Wednesday defended itself at the United Nations against strong opposition from the European Union and other world powers to the Trump administration...

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Melburnians sweltered overnight as temperatures hovered in the mid-20s, just missing out on breaking a record dating back to 1901. As temperatures and winds start to increase, emergency officials warn no-one can afford to be complacent....

Legal proceedings filed by Gambia allege Myanmar is trying to exterminate the Rohingya and other minority groups...

Maltese police have arrested businessman Yorgen Fenech in connection with the 2017 killing of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. The investigation into her murder has been called a "litmus test" for Malta's judiciary....

Communist-run Cuba accused the U.S. embassy in Havana on Wednesday of having fomented the "counterrevolutionary" activity of leading dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer whom it arrested nearly two months ago....

Last month, Maryam Mombein finally made it home to Canada after being trapped in Iran for 582 days. Now for the first time, the Iranian-Canadian family is telling the story behind that escape....

The house in which Adolf Hitler was born is set to be turned into a police station in a bid to stop it becoming a pilgrimage site for neo-Nazis, the Austrian government says....

One person is missing after the blast on the island's Messina region. Another victim was rescued from the rubble and taken to hospital....

Agency to help restore and rehabilitate damaged and non-functional health services....

They destroy wetlands and spread weeds, but they're also a sought-after export. As buffalo numbers rise in the NT, authorities and industry are trying to work together to combat the problem....

German officials fear "sensitive" asylum files in the lawyer's possession may now be in the hands of Turkey's intelligence service....

From the schedule to the candidates: Six things to know about the fifth Democratic debate....

Within minutes of Andrew's explanation, TripAdvisor and Google were flooded with fake reviews of the Woking restaurant as viewers lampooned the duke's comments....

Taking the Duke of York out of the public eye was the only way forward for the Royal family and the next interview the Prince gives should be with the FBI....

The offer of a cutter vessel, which will be delivered in 2020, follows Vietnam's receipt of six patrol boats and equipment worth $12 million this year....

A British environmental activist has sparked anger in Germany after appearing to downplay the Holocaust in an interview...

The death toll from an operation by Bolivian security forces to clear the blockade of a fuel plant by anti-government protesters has risen to at least eight, officials say....

UEFA is usually keen to preach that football and politics should remain separate. But even European football's governing body makes exceptions in some cases. There's a fair chance they will have to do so at Euro 2020....

A Utah inmate jailed for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl now faces charges for trying to hire a hitman to kill the teenager to keep her from testifying, police said....

Activists say a draft law approved earlier this month only recognizes 84 percent of the current border....

Jeanine Anez has asked Congress to approve a law for an upcoming ballot "as the entire country is demanding." Deadly protests have been ongoing in Bolivia since a disputed election on October 20....

Hundreds of Algerians marched in the capital Algiers late on Wednesday, stepping up pressure on the authorities to cancel a Dec. 12 presidential election....

A government spokesperson says they include 'hardliners' who won't be forgiven....

(Reuters Health) - With the help of some London primary school children, scienti......

It all began in the Huon Valley for chef Joseph Lidgerwood who has since made his mark in Seoul and has been awarded a Michelin star....

Lori Loughlin pleads not guilty to new charges in college-admission scandal dubbed Operation Varsity Blues....

In Cochabamba and Sacaba, thousands rally to demand Morales return after he resigned and left Bolivia earlier this month...

The warning struck at the very heart of what has fuelled the unrest, a concern about Beijing's encroachment on Hong Kong...

Wickremesinghe quits after ruling party's candidate lost presidential election...

Sondland said US secretary of state Mike Pompeo was aware and "fully supportive" of their efforts on Ukraine...

Simon Cheng was detained while inside a controversial high-speed rail terminus where China enforces its laws on Hong Kong soil....

Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland becomes minister of intergovernmental affairs and deputy prime minister....

Shockwaves in the impeachment hearings were palpable when it was clear US ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland was determined not to be a fall guy, James Glenday writes....

Chinese secret police sought to extract information about Britain's role in Hong Kong protests, Simon Cheng says....

President Donald Trump will host a meeting on vaping at the White House on Frida......

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