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Moscow (AP) -- Russian police have arrested a man suspected of killing and dismembering his six young children along with his wife and mother. The suspect, Oleg Belov, was wounded by police gunfire while resisting arrest and was in stable…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP) -- Malaysia's prime minister says experts in France have determined that a barnacle-encrusted airplane wing fragment came from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared more than a year ago with 239 people…

Washington, United States (AFP) -- The World Bank unveiled Tuesday a set of new social and environmental rules for its 188 member nations to receive financial assistance. According to the World Bank, the draft framework, under discussion…

Belmopan, Belize (CMC) -- Police say they have charged a 37-year-old man who stabbed a 16-year-old boy whom he caught having sexual intercourse with his 13-year-old daughter late Monday. Senior Superintendent Edward Broaster, the regional…

Vienna, Austria (AFP) -- School holidays are a bad idea, at least when it comes to children's spelling and arithmetic in the short term, according to scientists in Austria. A study by Graz University of 182 children aged 10-12 showed that…

New York, USA -- According to Fitch Ratings agency, Puerto Rico's decision to miss an August 1 debt service payment on appropriation-backed debt due on Monday is consistent with both the commonwealth's stated intent to restructure its debt…

(CNN) -- A newly developed vaccine against the deadlyEbola virus is "highly effective" and could help prevent its spread in the current and future outbreaks, the World Health Organization said Friday. Trials of the single-dose VSV-EBOV…

Mahwah, New Jersey (AP) -- One of two men suspected of making off with a bag containing $150,000 in cash that was mistakenly left behind by ATM workers bought an SUV with the money hours later, police said. Alton Harvey, 42, of Hillside,…

Washington, USA -- On Tuesday, the foreign minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Charles 'Max'Fernandez, and his delegation met with Assistant US Trade Representative for the Western Hemisphere, John Melle, to discuss resolution of the WTO case…

Geneva, Switzerland (AFP) -- The United Nations on Wednesday urged Pakistan to reinstate its moratorium on the death penalty, condemning a recent surge in executions. The plea came as the number of people executed in Pakistan rose to 182…

Ankara, Turkey (AFP) -- Turkey's deputy prime minister on Wednesday ignited a new row over discrimination against women in Turkish politics when he told a female deputy who tried to interrupt his speech to "as a woman, be quiet!". Deputy…

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AFP) -- FIFA's problems will not end with the election of a new president as football's scandal-tainted world body needs drastic reform, International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach told AFP on Thursday.…

Zurich (AP) -- FIFA has fined Zimbabwe and awarded Ivory Coast a 3-0 win after the Zimbabweans failed to show up for a women's Olympic qualifying game. Zimbabwe withdrew before the second leg, which was meant to be played this weekend.…

Washington, United States (CMC) -- The World Bank is providing a US$ 6.8 million grant to help Jamaica improve the quality and use of climate related information for effective planning and action at local and national levels. The bank said…

Paris, France (AFP) -- Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein said on Wednesday that he thought Michel Platini, who confirmed he will run for FIFA president next year, is "not good for football and football's fans and players deserve better". The…