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US fast-food chain Taco Bell is removing lettuce from its menu in some states after investigations found it could be linked to an outbreak of explosive diarrhoea caused by a parasite.The decision was taken "out of an abundance of...

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US choked by a blanket of smoke. The threat follows complaints by US lawmakers over the wildfires...

Russian authorities have continued to clamp down on what little domestic opposition remains in the country by detaining a well-known blogger and moving to prevent a local politician from running for parliament.Blogger Ilya Remeslo was a staunch supporter of...

Chief among the "fossils", in the eyes of some of the soldiers who responded to our requests, is Gen. Oleksandr Syrskyi, the austere 60-year-old commander-in-chief of Ukraine's armed forces.Regarded as a national hero four years ago, following his successful...

The European Union has unveiled proposals that would slow cuts to businesses' greenhouse gas emissions limits, as part of a major climate policy overhaul.The reforms would relax the rules of the bloc's emissions trading system (ETS) to give businesses...

A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of southern Mexico on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning for parts of the Pacific.No fatalities or significant damage have been reported in Mexico or Guatemala from the quake, which was...

A strong earthquake struck the southern Mexican Pacific coast on Friday, right on the border with Guatemala, and was felt from Mexico City to El Salvador. Authorities have not immediately reported any severe damage or...

Speaking to the BBC, three Puntland security officials separately identified the craft hijacked on Friday as a tanker named MT Astana.They added that it was seized by seven gunmen who had set off from a remote area near the...

Brenda Fricker, the Irish actor who won an Academy Award for 1989's "My Left Foot," played the Pigeon Lady in "Home Alone 2" and appeared...

New Delhi — Calls are growing for an Indian education activist to end his 20-day hunger strike over fears for his safety. Sonam Wangchuk has survived on just salt water in the sweltering heat of...