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Mudslides and floods in Brazil have killed at least 270 people as heavy rains drenched the nation.

The founder of WikiLeaks told the publication, “China is the worst offender," when it comes to censorship.

Last year's rebound marks the strongest growth of the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) since German reunification in ...

The Brisbane River reached peak flood levels early on Thursday, Jan. 13, according to Queensland Police.

In southern Sudan, the minimum threshold of 60 percent, needed to validate the self-determination referendum in its fourth ...

Epoch Times reporters from Spain to Pakistan asked locals: “How is 2011 so far?”

The year 2010 saw the deaths of 116 United Nations personnel, the international organization announced Tuesday.

Conflict with Taliban insurgents has caused more than $100 million in damage to fruit crops and homes in ...

Queensland floods:

WASHINGTON—The world's largest business federation is signaling cautious optimism about the nation's economic recovery, putting down fears of ...

World Concern's Derek Sciba helps Haitians recover from the disasters which have visited the island.

Julian Assange is fighting an attempt to extradite him to Sweden by claiming that he could face execution ...

'Heidi Opossum:' A cross-eyed opossum by the name of Heidi has skyrocketed to Internet fame in Germany, according ...

The second day of the week-long self-determination referendum in Sudan was marked by the killing of 36 people ...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden arrived in Afghanistan on Monday to meet President Hamid Karzai and evaluate progress ...

The EU nature preservation initiative, called Natura 2000, announced the expansion of world's largest network of protected sites.

New downpours in Australia caused devastating floods in the Toowoomba region in southern Queensland, with eight people confirmed ...

About 145 tons of fresh garlic disguised as onions were intercepted in Poland as they were smuggled into ...

A Saudi woman was sentenced to three years in prison by the Summary Court in Medina on Sunday ...

Last month, Mohammed Bouazizi, a 26-year old unemployed university graduate, set himself on fire after police confiscated the ...

The concept of mobile medical teams, optimal for responses in rural areas like Indonesia and Kashmir, didn't work ...

Last season's deadly swine flu has resurfaced in the U.K. this winter, with some hospitals overwhelmed by flu ...

The Netherlands will once again send forces to Afghanistan to help NATO's police training mission.

At least 70 people were killed and 32 injured in a airplane crash in Iran on Sunday, Iranian ...

Israel has always been known as a country poor in natural resources. This may change following recent discoveries ...

Over 100 journalism scholars signed petition urging government to restore journalistic integrity by ending practice of placing in ...

From baby clothes to cowboy hats, red shirt paraphernalia abounds during the biggest anti-government rally in Bangkok since ...