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The latest appeal filed by Mumia AbuJamal and a related suit brought by the widow of the Philadelphia police officer he's convicted of killing will now go before Pennsylvanias Supreme Court.

A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing a threat to sea turtles nesting on nearby beaches.

Citing a leaked document, Kyodo said some 100 Myanmar diplomats around the world have been dismissed after opposing the coup.

The scoop, which was watched by 22.8 million people in the UK -- a record for a factual programme -- led to even more sensational celebrity exposes, and an international career.

Los Angeles police on Wednesday were investigating a brawl involving a car caravan of Palestinian supporters and sidewalk diners, including two Jewish men, as a hate crime, the city's mayor said.

Roughly a sixth of the planets land and freshwater area now lies within protected or conservation areas, according to a United Nations report released Wednesday.

The EU official leading talks to revive Iran's nuclear deal said on Wednesday he was confident a deal would be reached as the negotiations adjourned, although European diplomats said success was not guaranteed with very difficult issues remaining.

A Wisconsin juvenile court judge accused of possessing and distributing child pornography was taken into federal custody after making his initial appearance in court Wednesday.

The CBS comedy Mom signed off after eight seasons last week before 6.2 million viewers, the biggest audience of its final season.

A former gynecologist in Virginia who was convicted on fraud charges for performing unnecessary surgeries and procedures was sentenced Tuesday to 59 years in prison.

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates summoned their Lebanese ambassadors Tuesday to protest televised remarks by Lebanons foreign minister, in which he suggested Gulf countries provided backing to extremists.

Denmark said on Tuesday it will repatriate 22 Danish citizens, women and children from detention camps in northeastern Syria, where they are being held due to their association with Islamic State fighters.

Facing a key bankruptcy court hearing and broad objections from attorneys representing childsexabuse victims and insurance companies, attorneys for the Boy Scouts of America have submitted a revised reorganization plan with details about the finances of i...

A special committee of health experts formed by Tanzania's new president on Monday recommended an overhaul of the country's approach to COVID19, which until lately was to deny its existence.

Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he signed into law a bill allowing people with concealed weapons permits from the state to carry their guns in the open.

Former Taiwan Vice President Chen Chien-jen spoke on a range of issues including China, conflict in South China Sea and wider participation in WHO.