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SHANGHAI - Kumamon (front), the popular black bear mascot of Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture, dances in the opening...

BILL Shorten has weighed into the fight over NSW council amalgamations despite a week of trying to avoid the Victorian CFA crisis by dismissing it as a “state issue”.

People almost always keep their things in storage longer than they thought they would—and waste money as a result.

The ex-wife of the 29-year-old man suspected of killing 50 people in a Orlando nightclub has revealed that he was violent and mentally unstable.

The investment in the Uber rival includes equity of $300-million, and a long-term borrowing commitment of $305-million.

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Microsoft is buying social media networking company Linkedin for more than $26 billion US.

A shih tzu rescued from a suspected puppy mill in Windsor, Ont., is found with three kilograms — or 6.6 pounds — of dried feces and other debris in its long, shaggy matted fur.

The nation's largest insurer will fund travel and lodging expenses of people who are donating kidneys to customers of UnitedHealthcare.

Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee, says the United States shouldn't fall into the "trap set by the gun lobby" that suggests if you can't stop all shootings, you don't try to stop any. A gunman identified as Omar Mateen opened fire insided a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday, killing 49 people before dying in a police shootout. Two key House members, one Democrat and one Republican, say talk about banning Muslims from the U.S. plays into Islamic State rhetoric. Schiff... Читать дальше...

South Africa Under-23 coach Owen da Gama will look to strengthen his defence when his three overage players are added to the team for the Olympics.

UPDATE: 1:30 p.m. EDT  — Two major U.S. gun manufacturers saw shares surge Monday in afternoon trading. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:SWHC) gained $1.75, or 8.19 percent, by 1:30 p.m. EDT.  Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR) was up $5.73, or 9.93 percent.

UPDATE: 9:55 a.m. EDT — Two major U.S. gun manufacturers saw shares rise Monday after the opening bell in New York. Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (NASDAQ:SWHC) gained $1.31, or 6.12 percent, by 9:50 a.m. EDT.  Sturm, Ruger & Co. (NYSE:RGR) was up $4.44, or 7.74 percent. On the London Stock Exchange, the global security giant G4S saw shares drop by 5.02 percent after it emerged that the company had employed Orlando gunman Omar Mateen, who killed 49 people in a gay Florida nightclub. Police later shot and killed Mateen.

Pope Francis lamented the fact that it was easier to move weapons across borders than the aid needed to keep civilians alive.

Investment bankers have a duty to appear and fully explain their role in the sale of retail chain

A group of Pakistani clerics declared “honour killing” over perceived damage to a family's reputation against the teaching of Islam a heretic.

Justice Andrew Goodman is expected to deliver his final remarks to jurors today in the Tim Bosma trial, guiding them on the legal principles they must consider in deciding the fate of the two men accused of murdering the Hamilton man in 2013.

A primary school headteacher has found himself at the centre of a row after writing to parents warning them not to let their children fast.

UEFA on Monday opened a disciplinary probe into the national football federations of Croatia and Turkey over their fans’ behavior following a match between the two countries held in the French capital.

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The Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah said Afghanistan is not in favor of tensions with the neighbors but the Afghan forces are able to protect the country in the event of an aggression. In his opening remarks during the Council of Ministers meeting, Abdullah said a ceasefire has been agreed following the clash between the Read the full article...

Three Japanese talent agents who allegedly forced a woman to appear in more than 100 porn videos were arrested, a police said.