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NAIROBI, Kenya - Al-Shabab extremists overran a key military base used by U.S. counterterror forces in Kenya before dawn Sunday, killing three American Department of Defence personnel and destroying s...

VANCOUVER - It wasn't Tyler Myers' greatest shot, but it was good enough to get the job done. The big defenceman scored on a floating shot from just inside the blueline with 1:29 left in the third per...

MEERUT, India - Sometimes Arshad Hussain disappears. He will be sitting on the bed, watching relatives, neighbours and journalists pour into his house when suddenly scenes of his dead son wash over hi...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Tuesday said he hopes to see North Korean leader Kim Jong Un fulfil a promise to visit the South this year and called for the Koreas t...

JACKSON, Miss. - The leader of Mississippi's underfunded prison system was pleading with lawmakers for money to hire more guards and pay them better in 2012 when he warned, "I see trouble down the roa...

AUSTIN, Texas - A woman accused of kidnapping a Texas mother who was later found dead hatched an elaborate scheme to present the victim's baby girl as her own, according to court records. Last month, ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched 60 more mini internet satellites late Monday, this time testing a dark coating to appease stargazers. It's a "first step" compromise between SpaceX and astronome...

SAN FRANCISCO - California officials are suing a billionaire who has been fighting for more than a decade to keep a secluded beach to himself, a move designed to ensure that the public always has acce...

SYDNEY, Australia - Bolstered by cooler weather and desperately needed rain, exhausted firefighters in Australia raced to shore up defences against deadly wildfires before the blazes flare again withi...

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that the city faces multiple challenges in the new year, including "violence, economic tribulation and a health scare" as anti-government protests ent...