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Criminal David Byrne was shot dead and two others injured as two gunmen armed with AK-47s – and two others with handguns – opened fire in the Regency Hotel in Dublin.

Bush took the reaction as a sign that he’s doing well enough in New Hampshire to merit attention from rivals – even though on Wednesday he had to implore a town hall audience to “Please clap”. Thursday night’s intensifying jabs and pokes gave voters...

Bush will certainly not drop out of the race before the New Hampshire primary, but if he believes in a somewhat-unified Republican Party he should throw his support behind Rubio as soon as possible. The electorate tends to favor more moderate candidates, making him a more natural...

“We are doing our best against very hard odds”, the king said, but added: “We have reached our limit”. The conflict has killed more than 250,000 people and displaced 11 million Syrians from their homes, including 4 million who have fled the country.

The goal of the operation was to send a message to China, Taiwan and Vietnam that their attempts to restrict navigational rights by requiring other countries to obtain permission before entering the waters around the island were “inconsistent” with global law, Wright...

The body of missing Italian student, Giulio Regeni, was found partially burned on the side of a road outside the capital city of Egypt on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.

Obstetricians have said that since 80 percent of those infected by the virus show no symptoms, many women have no way of knowing early enough to make an informed choice about their unborn child.

Detectives have yet to disclose a motive for Friday’s shooting in the lobby of the Regency Hotel in northern Dublin, where fans were attending a weigh-in event for boxers ahead of a weekend boxing competition.

Shawna Cox, one of the 16 Malheur National Wildlife Refuge occupiers indicted for conspiracy, has again asked a judge to allow her to attend a funeral for Robert “LaVoy” Finicum.

The blast, which could be heard from quite a distance, killed as many as eight people including a Frontier Corps (FC) personnel while injuring several people.

One of the aims of the conference will be to ensure there are school places for all refugee children in the region by 2017 as well helping the host countries to provide places for their own vulnerable youngsters.

Japan and Russian Federation both condemned North Korea for what they see as its blatant disregard of worldwide law. They agreed to urge North Korea to show restraint. A visitor takes photos of an illuminated model of a globe while others watch at the Sci-Tech Complex in...

Aleppo, once Syria’s thriving commercial center, has been carved up between government- and rebel-controlled districts since the summer of 2012.

The visit comes as North Korea plans to launch what it called an “earth observation satellite” some time between February 8 and 25.

The U.S. Supreme Court has offered a reprieve to as many as 2,000 men and women now serving mandatory terms of life in prison without parole for homicides they committed as juveniles. The justices also have barred life without parole sentences for people convicted of crimes other...