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Low voter turnout invalidated Hungary's referendum on European Union refugee quotas, even though citizens voted overwhelmingly in support of the government's opposition to any future, mandatory EU plans to relocate asylum-seekers.

When Donald Trump complained about his microphone after his televised presidential debate on Monday with Hillary Clinton, few people believed him - viewers had no trouble understanding his words. But on Friday, the well-respected Commission on Presidentia...

European Union environment ministers agreed on Friday to fast-track the ratification of the landmark Paris agreement on climate change, despite the fact that some national parliaments have yet to approve the deal.

The incident took place on Saturday at a site of worship in Futarmati village under Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj district, nearly 170 kms from the Bangladeshi capital.

Using the new and controversial technology, called mitochondrial donation, which incorporates DNA from three persons, the baby was born on April 6, 2016, newscientist.com reported in a statement on Tuesday.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter have said the Pentagon has no plans to pursue a "no-first-use" nuclear weapons policy.

FBI Director James Comey told Congress that his agency granted immunity to Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff because agents wanted to inspect her laptop as part of a now-closed federal investigation into Clinton’s use of a private email server as se...

The 20-year-old suspect in the deadly Washington state mall shooting said nothing and appeared "zombie-like" when he was arrested by authorities.

An Indian-origin doctor from a UK sperm bank has launched a new mobile app for women who can browse and pick the right candidate online to father her child.

A shooting in Baltimore has left eight people injured including a three-year-old girl, police said, adding they are seeking three armed suspects who fled on foot.

Sudan's foreign minister is accusing the International Criminal Court of being politicized and hampering peace.

China has assured Pakistan of its support in the event of any foreign "aggression" and also supported the country's stance on the Kashmir dispute, a media report said.

Miami police said on the department's official Twitter account that the statue of the Republican presidential nominee was taken from the Wynwood arts district yesterday.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has called for a "national anti-crime agenda" to combat violent crime in US cities as he condemned the unrest in Charlotte in North Carolina, where protests turned violent.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Afghanistan's Vice President Sarwar Danesh said his country has repeatedly asked Pakistan to destroy known terrorist safe havens but there's been no change in the situation.

National security will be one of the three topics of the first presidential debate to be held next Monday.