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BEIRUT — After months of un­expectedly swift advances, the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State is running into hurdles on and off the battlefield that...

The Taliban attacked the Afghan police compound at first light, coming from all sides at the American Green Berets holed up inside. The insurgents fired...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, left, announced Eddie Johnson, center, as his new police superintendent in March. (Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters) In Chicago, a city confronting a staggering increase...

The Federal Transit Administration, citing Metro’s botched response to Thursday’s fire at the Federal Center SW station, on Saturday issued a series of emergency directives...

For Jodie Foster, the roles are always serious. Over a fifty-year career, the actress/director has pursued substance over fame, fluff and fatuousness. Actress and director...

High-class prostitute Amanda Goff happy and unrepentant over Samantha X book scandal While the debate over the UK gagging order preventing publication of the identity of...

One Direction member Harry Styles has cut his hair. In a teasing photograph posted on his Instagram account, a hand, thought to be Styles’, is...

 Malcolm Turnbull became known as the  “Property prophet of Paddington” after he set a record for the suburb in 1988 when he sold Alster House onGoodhope Street for $2...

Taking the plunge: Evan Hughes is running for Labor against Malcolm Turnbull in the seat of Wentworth. Photo: James Brickwood Political wannabe Evan Hughes, the...

Beijing has the world’s least affordable rental housing market, according to a survey of 15 global cities, with costs soaring to more than 1.2 times...

LONDON – Sadiq Khan of Britain’s opposition Labour Party is the strong favourite to win London’s mayoral election on Thursday after a contest marked by...

Collections of tracks are millions of years old, but mining poses threat to their survival A set of dinosaur footprints recently discovered in Zhaojue county...

The central government has set up an investigation team to probe search engine giant Baidu, after the company was accused by a hospital patient, who...

Does the man dream that he is a butterfly or is the butterfly dreaming that he is a man: Can we really tell our dreams...

  As its “70-day campaign of loyalty” wraps up, North Korea on Friday will hold its first Workers’ Party Congress in nearly 40 years, with...

  KUMAMOTO – Schools in Kumamoto Prefecture have begun offering psychological support to children affected by the series of strong earthquakes in parts of central...

The U.S. Olympic hockey team had no hope of defeating the Soviet Union. Villanova could not possibly stop Georgetown. Buster Douglas was, at best, a...

  Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump told a crowd of his Indiana supporters on May 2 that Cruz would lose the state by „the biggest...

Technology firms are revolutionizing sector by partnering with public hospitals and acquiring private ones Like many people in China, Chen Hua (not her real name),...

The police has confirmed that the 13 people on board a helicopter on assignement for Statoil are feared dead.  The CHC helicopter crashed on Friday,...

INDIANAPOLIS — Inside Ted Cruz’s second-floor campaign office here on a recent afternoon, there were telltale signs of an operation in overdrive: dozens of volunteers...

SAN DIEGO — Gabriela Esparza has a standing date on most Saturdays to talk to her mother, on a schedule that never changes. She drives...

Objectors have warned Festival of House organisers to think twice about trying to return to Panmure Estate next year. Organisers want to plan another event...

After months of tensions, the political crisis in Iraq escalated with anti-government protesters storming into parliament. This is why they are protesting. (Claritza Jimenez/The Washington...

President Obama’s plan for fighting the Islamic State is predicated on having a credible and effective Iraqi ally on the ground in Prime Minister Haider...

Source: REX Cleanliness is the greatest good of modern civilization. According to ShowerHacks.com 78% of North American take take a shower every day, enjoy baths...

Russian customers should be properly informed about the presence of palm oil in food products. President Putin instructed the government to take adequate measures at...

There’s something about Tinder that feels very high school: The dating app is built on immediate hot-or-not judgments. If you have a mutual friend or two, it’s noted...