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Australian scientists have discovered what could be a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider, after finding a large specimen…

A lioness found prowling along a motorway in China after apparently jumping from a moving lorry has been shot dead…

 A dense sandstorm engulfing parts of the Middle East left at least eight people dead and hundreds suffering from respiratory…

Pope Francis wants to make it easier for Catholics to have their marriages annulled under reforms regarded with suspicion by…

The Yemen war is entering a new and potentially decisive phase as Gulf nations build up ground forces to battle…

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve condemned on Tuesday mayors in France who have said they are only prepared to allow…

Brazil will welcome Syrian refugees with "open arms," President Dilma Rousseff said, as various Latin American nations sought to help…

Egypt's army said Tuesday it had launched a "major military operation" against the Islamic State group in the Sinai Peninsula,…

Egypt's agriculture minister was arrested in Cairo on Monday after being told to step aside in connection with an investigation…

Germany pledged an extra six billion euros Monday to help the record numbers of desperate refugees crossing its borders, with…