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The Syrian military pounded the rebel-held central town of Qusayr, killing 13 people, in an apparent preparation for a ground assault, a watchdog said.

A single ticket holder has one the biggest Powerball lottery jackpot in history, scooping an estimated \$590.5m (£389m).

Up to 60 people were injured when a car drove into a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.

By Katharine Houreld and Syed Raza Hassan ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - An upmarket constituency of Pakistan's violence-plagued city of Karachi voted again under tight security on Sunday, a day after gunmen killed a senior politician from a reformist party in the district and a week after general elections. It was not immediately …

DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian authorities executed two men on Sunday convicted of working for Israeli and U.S. spy agencies, Iran's Fars news agency reported. Mohammad Heidari, accused of passing security-related information and secrets to Israeli Mossad agents in exchange for money, and Kourosh Ahmadi, accused of gathering …

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, prompting Western powers to urge Pyongyang to exercise restraint. Launches by the North of short-range missiles are not uncommon but, after recent warnings from the communist state of impending …

A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month's mission in orbit on Sunday with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned flight to Mars.

Two Chinese paramilitary police test a telescopic sight fitted on a gun model at the China International Exhibition and Symposium on Police Equipment and Anti-Terrorism Technology and Equipment in Beijing ...

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Robbie Deans is firmly of the opinion that a British and Irish Lions test is no place to blood unproven players and his Wallabies squad reflects that belief in all but the position traditionally considered rugby's most important - flyhalf. Three uncapped players were included in the …

Former Conservative chancellor Lord Howe has claimed David Cameron is losing control of his party as its "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe continues.

A former Google executive has accused the company of cheating the taxpayer out of hundreds of millions of pounds.

A Japanese minister on Sunday defended a surprise visit to North Korea by one of the prime minister's aides which Washington and Seoul said could not help efforts to forge a united front against Pyongyang.

A tearful David Beckham has received a standing ovation after playing what is almost certainly his final game as a professional footballer.