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Brazilian police are hunting more than 30 men suspected of raping a teenage girl in Rio de Janeiro, and of putting video of the attack on social media. The girl, 16, believes she was doped after going to her boyfriend's house on Saturday…

The price of oil has gone above $50 a barrel for the first time in 2016 as supply disruptions and increased global demand continue to fuel a recovery. Benchmark Brent crude hit $50.22 per barrel at one stage on Thursday, its highest level…

Up to 30 migrants are feared dead after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean off the Libyan coast while some 77 were rescued by EU naval units from the sea. Ships from an EU task force and Italy's coast guard raced to the scene 35 nautical…

Eleven US states have filed a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's recent efforts to expand the rights of transgender students. The White House issued a directive this month, mandating that all students be allowed to use the…

The deadly capsizing of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean has been caught on camera by the Italian navy as it rescued 562 people. The trawler overturned apparently as a result of people on board rushing to one side after spotting a…

French finance officials have raided the Paris offices of US internet giant Google as part of a tax fraud investigation. Reports say about 100 tax officials entered Google's offices in central Paris early in the morning. Read more:…

US presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have sharpened their attacks, hoping to create a lasting impression of their rival. Mrs Clinton targeted Mr Trump's business record, noting firms run by the New York businessman…

Jose Mourinho's representatives are meeting Manchester United officials as the Portuguese moves closer to becoming the club's next manager. Mourinho'ss agent, Jorge Mendes, flew into London on Tuesday morning and is leading the…

An Indian climber has died on Mount Everest, becoming the third fatality in three days on the mountain. Subhash Paul died on Sunday after reaching the summit a day before, as Sherpa guides were helping him descend Read more:…

President Barack Obama has announced the US is fully lifting its embargo on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam, its one-time enemy. Speaking during a visit to communist Vietnam and talks with its leaders, Mr Obama said the move removed a…

(Minister of Health, Taiwan) According to the WHO estimate released on April 21, 2004, a total of 774 lives were claimed in the SARS outbreak in 2003. Far beyond the nations where it claimed the most victims, SARS traumatized the world with…

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has said her primary race against Bernie Sanders is effectively over. "I will be the nominee for my party," she told CNN in an interview. "That is already done, in effect. There is no…

Wreckage of EgyptAir flight MS804 has been found south of the Greek island of Karpathos, Egyptian aviation officials say. The Airbus A320 was en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew when it went down overnight.. Read…

Five villagers in a drought-hit part of northern India have died while trying to restore a disused drinking well. The men died after inhaling poisonous gases that had collected in the well in Haryana state, a local official said. READ…

Around 12,000 people have been urged to leave Canada's oil sands camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them. A regional official told the BBC that 8,000 people were given precautionary…