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Colorado officials are reviewing the death of journalist Hunter S Thompson, 20 years after it was ruled a suicide, at the request of his widow. Thompson died at the age of 67 at his home in Woody Creek, Colorado,...

ReutersIsrael's government approved plans for the Gaza City offensive following the breakdown of indirect talks with Hamas on a previous US proposal for a deal that would have seen about half of the hostages released during a 60-day ceasefire.Arab...

Internet and telecom services are being restored in Afghanistan after a nationwide shutdown by the Taliban government provoked widespread condemnation. Local reporters said communications were resuming across provinces while internet monitor Netblocks said live network data was showing a...

Internet services in Afghanistan came back online Wednesday, restoring vital communication and web connectivity for residents two days after the Taliban government blocked web access nationally without any explanation.CBS News verified that internet services were...

London - A British High Court judge ruled Wednesday that a company linked to an underwear tycoon must repay the government more than 121 million pounds ($163 million) for breaching a contract to supply 25...

The US federal government has shut down after Republican and Democratic lawmakers failed to resolve a budget standoff.The impasse affects the funding of government operations through October and beyond, and is poised to cause widespread disruption for Americans in...

Dramatic rescue footage shows the boys in Indonesia pulled to safety after their school building collapsed on Monday. The three students, Yusuf, Haikal and Dani were all trapped under the rubble for several hours. It is thought around 38...

German authorities shut down the famous Oktoberfest in Munich on Wednesday following an explosion and fire in a residential building in the north of the...

The outer bands of distant Hurricane Humberto lashed Bermuda on Tuesday ahead of a more direct pass from the newer and stronger Hurricane Imelda on the tiny British territory. Humberto was passing well north...

Police in Peru have arrested a man suspected of having ordered the killing of two 20-year-old women and a 15-year-old girl in Argentina. The three were lured to a house near the Argentine capital on 19 September.Their mutilated bodies...