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The United Nations and partners delivered humanitarian aid to almost 110,000 civilians in besieged and hard-to-reach areas in Syria in just one week, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Thursday.

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' first-quarter profit more than doubled on record earnings in North America, strong China profits and a break-even performance in Europe. GM continued to do well in its home market on strong truck and SUV sales.

Chyna became a World Wrestling Entertainment star in the late 1990s and later appeared in both mainstream and pornographic films.

The Euro 2000 winner says that there is a good deal of expectation on the forward but believes he can produce the goods after a fine season

The former Olympian and school teacher is about to face his toughest challenge after stepping out of the classroom and into the ranks of professional boxing.

Such messages are usually sent by diplomatic mail, says press secretary

A financial investment in the Port Talbot buyout, as Sajid Javid has discussed, would be welcomed by residents who have already shown a commitment to their own financial investment in the steel works, but he needs to believe in British steel as much as we do

Wildfires continue to burn in eastern and western North Carolina

unknownIf the Warriors want another one of these, Rest Steph (Courtesy, Sports Illustrated, Time Inc.)The Warriors should sit Steph Curry for the entire Rockets series and here’s why. While Curry did not log heavy minutes during the regular season he did expend vast amounts of physical and psychic energy. As the reigning MVP on a ridiculously successful team, Curry was grabbed, scratched, held, pushed and knocked to the floor. And when teams began shutting off the 3-point option, Curry was forced to drive and cut... Читать дальше...

Spain and Ireland are two countries in the euro zone that have gone months without a government, raising concerns for the country's economy.

Central banks, especially the Federal Reserve, are being extraordinarily accommodative, says Howard Gold.

De Britse regisseur Guy Hamilton, bekend van meerdere James Bond-films, is overleden. Hij is 93 jaar geworden, aldus Britse media donderdag. Hamilton regisseerde onder andere de Bond-films Goldfinger, Diamonds Are Forever en Live and Let Die.

TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from R) receives proposal documents from Sadayuki Sakakibara...

Bankers' drafts worth £30m are found in what is believed to be the biggest ever money seizure made by UK police.

Sheriff's officials say they're investigating how Reynolds, a minimum-security inmate, managed to escape. Authorities say Reynolds had been convicted of second-degree burglary and attempting to elude, and was awaiting transfer to the state prison system when sheriff's officials say he escaped.

Miners clamp down on everything from trimming menus in staff canteens to cutting back on soap and washing detergent at worker camps.

The decision of three Australian clubs to adopt a Spanish style has proven remarkably successful in an incredibly short space of time.

BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials say six dead bodies have been identified in the two mass graves recently unearthed in the western city of Ramadi.