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Getty ImagesDick Cheney, who has died at the age of 84, had a glittering - if controversial - career in American public life.He served as President Gerald Ford's White House chief of staff in the 1970s, before spending a...

A Chinese court has sentenced five top members of an infamous Myanmar mafia to death as Beijing continues its crackdown on scam operations in South East Asia.In all 21 Bai family members and associates were convicted of fraud, homicide,...

Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to present his government's first federal budget on Tuesday, and has warned Canadians to expect "sacrifices" as he aims to transform an economy battered by US President Donald Trump's tariffs.Carney has said the...

London — The suit worn by Will Ferrell in the 2003 comedy hit "Elf" is going under the hammer at an auction of movie memorabilia in London this December, and the skin-tight green and yellow piece...

A rodent-borne virus led to the death of the only African elephant at the zoo in India's capital Delhi, officials have told the BBC.Shankar, a 29-year-old male, died on 17 September after spending much of his life in isolation....

The Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born on or after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational prohibition on...

EPA/ShutterstockIt's Election Day in the US.This so-called "off year" election doesn't feature presidential or congressional races, but there are still several critical votes to watch tonight.New York City will choose its next mayor, in a battle that has pitted...

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The Jamaican government on Monday said at least 32 deaths have been attributed to Hurricane Melissa, with Information Minister Dana Morris Dixon saying there are possibly eight more unconfirmed deaths.With its tourism season just a month...

An investigation into allegations that Sheffield Hallam University faced sustained pressure from China to shut down human rights research has been referred to counter-terrorism police.The BBC and the Guardian newspaper has been reporting that documents show that China had...