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Fresh explosions have rocked Thailand's south, days after a spate of bomb and arson attacks struck multiple tourist resort towns.

Denmark's high court has overturned the controversial acquittal of three young men in a rape case involving a drunk, diabetic victim, 17, at a party.

A Chinese woman who fell off a cruise ship and drifted at sea for 38 hours before being rescued by fishermen has lived to tell the tale.

A Muslim imam of a mosque in New York City and his associate have been shot dead while walking along together  following afternoon prayers, authorities say.

King Mswati III, who is famously known for his controversial bride selection has decided to honour South African President Jacob Zuma with a “beautiful gift.” Mswati usually selects a wife during the Reed Dance ceremony, known as Umhlanga which reveals thousands of Swaziland’s ‘prettiest virgins’ dancing topless for King Mswati III, every year.

A new online campaign is putting pressure on fast food giant McDonald's to impose a global ban on products from animals treated with antibiotics.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has unexpectedly dismissed his chief of staff Sergei Ivanov.

Five provinces in Thailand have been hit by eleven bombings in less than a day, authorities say.

New York police have arrested a man who tried to scale Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan using rope and suction cups.

Donald Trump said Thursday that he meant exactly what he said when he called President Barack Obama the "founder of ISIS" and objected when a conservative radio show host tried to clarify the GOP nominee's position.

Sweden has made a formal request to interview Assange in Ecuador’s London Embassy in June, four years after the initial offer from Ecuadorian authorities. The deal was struck on Wednesday.

Voting is underway in Zambia’s presidential and parliamentary elections following campaigning marred by clashes between rival supporters.