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Craig Ison, 52, was attacked during his regular morning surf at Evans Head, on the northern New South Wales coast, about 420 miles north of Sydney.

Abdullah El-Badri, Secretary General of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, said the group would not cut output in response to lower prices.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said earlier that a “secure zone” would pave the way for the return of 1.7 million Syria refugees now sheltering in Turkey after fleeing their country’s four-year civil war. Then, Turkey conducted its own airstrikes against the...

Pennsylvania’s Department of Health recently reported the commonwealth’s first probable West Nile virus case in a human for the year.

Some 6966 prisoners were pardoned, including the Chinese citizens held in Kachin state, of whom 153 were given life sentences last week that prompted a diplomatic protest by an “extremely concerned” China.

The 12-country negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which includes Canada, the U.S., and Japan, are aimed at creating nothing less than the largest global trade deal in history.

At least 21 people have reportedly been killed in landslide in Choumol village in Manipur’s Chandel district, bordering Myanmar.

Australia haven’t suffered the embarrassment of giving up a lead on day one since the 2010 Boxing Day Test, when England rolled them for 98 en route to the victory that ensured they’d retain the urn.

WFAN’s Mike Francesa said on Thursday afternoon that the deal only fell apart because of health concerns, not financial issues, contrary to some reports coming out of Milwaukee. “It’s as simple as that”. With the Mets still actively looking to add another...

The trio has been the main sales team in the Obama administration’s effort to sell the deal on the Hill.

“This is a big responsibly on us”.

The audio message said fighters should unite as “division in our ranks will only please our enemies”. “This is a big responsibility on us”.

A Colombian air force plane has crashed in the north of the country, killing all 11 of those on board.

According to a report from Gordon Wittenmyer of the Chicago Sun-Times, the Cubs have acquired starting pitcher Dan Haren from the Miami Marlins.

BEIRUT (AP) — Activists say clashes between members of al-Qaida’s branch in Syria and a rebel faction in the country’s north believed to have been trained by the U.S. government have stopped after the rebels left the area.