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As the spread of MERS continues in South Korea, Japan has begun to take preventive measures.

Footage released of a deadly riot in a Mexican prison reveals guards doing nothing as rival gangs fight.

The former Texas governor responded to his Democratic rival's claim that he applauded the Supreme Court for gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013.

Both countries have been using drones to target Islamic State militants.

The man's name was revealed by his sister along with photos of him and the former House speaker in an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America."

The couple has been cited a total of 17 times since 1997 for careless driving, speeding and driving through red lights, according to a new report.

Cecilia Abbott, Texas' first lady, is a granddaughter of Mexican immigrants and has been married to the governor for 33 years.

But the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a watchdog group, reported separatist rebels likely started the fighting.

The group of debt strikers has grown and wants Education Secretary Arne Duncan to cancel their federal student loans.

Jihadist groups in North Africa need millions to finance their activities, so they have moved on from kidnapping to something much more lucrative: drug trafficking.

Russia denied a military presence in Ukraine, while the Ukrainian government recently warned of a full-scale Russian invasion.

The 10 men were handed down life sentences in April but a Pakistani court reportedly freed eight of them after a secret trial.

Victor Ponta had allegedly forged invoices while he was a lawyer in order to buy luxury apartments and a sports car.

It's the country's biggest election ever, with nearly 2,000 seats contested, but violence and disaffection have marred the campaign.

From calculating prayer times to connecting users to charitable projects, Islamic apps have become an increasingly valuable tool for observant Muslims.

The group comprised of 53 adults, including two pregnant women, and 15 children, from Afghanistan, China, Vietnam and Russia.

Over 60 people have been killed in a series of attacks since last weekend in Maiduguri, the capital of the restive state of Borno.

Varvara Karaulova was a student at the Moscow State University and had been missing since late May.

The accused, four Kenyans and one Tanzanian, have applied for bail, claiming torture in police custody.

Despite finding evidence of billions being illegally transferred, Italian police found that attempts to engage Chinese authorities on the matter went nowhere.

About $5 trillion of sea-borne trade passes annually through the South China Sea region.

Over 200 people are stranded on the mountain, located in the eastern Malaysian state of Sabah, after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit the region.

Iceland and Norway are the only two nations that openly defy a global whaling ban.

Authorities confirmed early Friday that 97 bodies have so far been recovered from the capsized cruise ship while hundreds remain unaccounted for.

Egypt’s highest appeals court has ordered the final retrial for former president Hosni Mubarak for failure to stop the killings of protesters during the Arab Spring uprising.

Four people are dead and dozens are infected. The country has temporarily closed over 1,160 schools as it tries to contain the virus' spread.

The 77-year-old businessman, who financed an Australian team's historic 1983 America's Cup win, later spent nearly four years in jail for corporate fraud.

A spokesperson for China's embassy in Washington said that jumping to conclusions about the attack was "not responsible, and counterproductive."

Polygamy is outlawed in India, but "water wives" have become common in parched villages as the country faces the threat of another drought.