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US accuses Visa of debit card monopoly

The Department of Justice said Visa's actions had slowed competition and raised ...

China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile for...

Beijing said the test was "routine" but analysts say that is odd as the last suc...

Trump warned by US intelligence of Iran assassination t...

Donald Trump was told of "real and specific threats from Iran to assassinate him...

Thai king signs same-sex marriage bill into law

The law, which was approved by the Senate in June, will come into force on 22 Ja...

Europe’s deadly floods are glimpse of future climate

A new study shows that the record-breaking rainfall was made more likely and int...

Cats have more freedom than Afghan women - Meryl Streep

A cat may "feel the sun on her face" in a park but girls do not have such freedo...

Murdoch family fights in secret over future of media em...

A succession drama has played out in a Reno courtroom - and the outcome is likel...

Watch: Space crew returns to Earth after longest stay o...

Two Russian cosmonauts, who spent 374 days in space, were aboard the Soyuz capsule.

Watch: BBC visits Beirut school sheltering 1,000 people

As Israel continues to bombard southern Lebanon, thousands of civilians are flee...

Several arrested after woman dies in 'suicide pod'

Swiss police arrest several people after the controversial pod is used for the f...

New 'ghost shark' discovered in New Zealand waters

The elusive deep-sea fish, closely related to sharks and rays, is incredibly har...

Hundreds of 'seriously ill' prisoners freed in DR Congo

The government aims to decongest Makala Prison where many died during a recent ...

Russia in satellite deal with West African military gov...

They are for TV and radio, border security and responding to natural disasters, ...

War with Russia closer to end than we think - Zelensky

The Ukrainian president says his country has to be "very strong" to push Russia ...

German grandmother and baby missing in Tuscany floods

The area around Pisa has been battered by heavy rains, which are set to continue...

Sweden blames Iran for cyber-attack after Quran burnings

Sweden's security service says 15,000 messages were sent after several Quran-bur...