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Lebanese authorities have released on bail a pop star-turned-militant who spent months in jail awaiting a retrial on charges of belonging to an armed group and money laundering.

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A German investigation into an online predator network that thrived on the messaging app Telegram for years has led to the convictions of four alleged members of the group's inner ...

Yulong Yin is a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and a researcher at the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture and the Tianjin Institute of Industrial Biotechnology, both of the Chinese ...

In the early hours of January 7th, the cardiothoracic surgeon Bartley Griffith, unable to sleep, went to his kitchen to make coffee. It was about 2 a.m. His usual mug is tall, and he had to remove the ...

The animal kingdom plays host to all manner of creatures, each with their own unique traits and quirks - but how much do you know about our planetary roomies? Well, from ocular oddities to real-life ...

Follow the 10-year reunion of the Deadwood camp to celebrate South Dakota's statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the ...