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(Reuters) - Two pilots in the Saudi-led coalition were killed when their Apache helicopter came down on the border with Yemen on Friday, the coalition said.

Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria killed six people and wounded seven, Syrian state TV reported Friday, in retaliation for a rocket attack on Israel the previous day that Israeli officials blamed on militants backed by...

ALBANY, N.Y. Aug 21 (Reuters) - A New York white supremacist was convicted by a federal jury on Friday of plotting to use a remote-controlled radiation device he called "Hiroshima on a light switch" to harm Muslims and President Barack Obama.

One of the world's testier strategic relationships is deteriorating by the day as Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of meddling in its affairs and prolonging a 14-year war by aiding Taliban militants in a cynical quest for...

After firing a bullet at a trooper’s car and crashing his SUV into a ditch, Shamir Palmer climbed out of his vehicle and pointed a pistol at the Dorchester County deputies who cornered him earlier this month, according to an incident report and police video obtained Friday.

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Fitch Ratings revised its outlook on Saudi Arabia's foreign and local currency issuer default rating (IDR) to "negative" from "stable," citing lower oil prices and increased spending associated with the accession of a new king.

Measures rolled out by bookmakers to help protect vulnerable players of addictive roulette-style machines have failed to have any impact, a new report has revealed.

Israel's former defense minister, Ehud Barak, says three separate plans on Israel striking Iranian nuclear facilities were blocked in recent years, first by Israel's military chief and later by two ministers.

Worldwide sales of smartphones in the second quarter grew at the slowest pace since 2013 as sales in China declined for the first time, according to research firm Gartner Inc.

COLUMBIA — Players gathered around Steve Spurrier as they always do at the end of practice, but Darius Paulk quickly realized this wrap-up speech would be different. The walk-on running back heard his head coach talk about how two scholarships had come open, and that there were deserving recipients on special...

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fell 3 percent on Friday and were perilously close to breaking below the price set in the largest IPO in history as fears of a China-led global slowdown rattled investors.

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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Tour journeyman Andreas Harto stole the show at the Made In Denmark event by proposing to his girlfriend during the tournament in Farso on Friday.

The pocket of London around The Shakespeare offers a richer survey of architectural history than most. Built in 1964, the pub lies on the western edge of the Barbican estate – widely considered a Brutalist masterpiece. Facing it, Georgian houses stand side by side with Victorian warehouses and 1980s office blocks.

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COPENHAGEN, Aug 21 (Reuters) - European Tour journeyman Andreas Harto stole the show at the Made In Denmark event by proposing to his girlfriend during the tournament in Farso on Friday.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd fell 3 percent on Friday and were perilously close to breaking below the price set in the largest IPO in history as fears of a China-led global slowdown rattled investors.

* China's weak factory activity triggers stock selloff (Adds CFTC data in paragraph 11)

(Reuters Health) - People with autism may be more likely to think outside the box than people without the disorder, a British study suggests.

(Reuters Health) - People with autism may be more likely to think outside the box than people without the disorder, a British study suggests.

* China factory activity at almost 6-1/2-year low (Adds oil settlement prices)

The unofficial strike by thousands of criminal solicitors and barristers in protest over cuts to legal aid has been suspended amid signs they could be edging towards agreement with the Justice Secretary, Michael Gove.

Scientist discover what they think could be 145-million-year-old footprints of a 30-tonne dinosaur in a Lower Saxony quarry. Roselle Chen reports.

Britain was going places 50 years ago – just not necessarily in the right direction or towards the right places.

Poverty-stricken people are being encouraged to plead guilty to crimes they did not commit out of fear they will face crippling costs imposed by new financial penalties, leading lawyers, magistrates and campaigners warn today.