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In 1969 a novel "Naked Came the Stranger" by Penelope Ashe sold 20,000 copies and entered the NY Times Best Sellers List. That is before its 24 authors decided to go public and revealed that they were, in fact, Penelope Ashe. After the revelation the book sold 70,000 more copies, as the unique effort showed the possibility of collaborative writing.

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday adjourned the matter on petition challenging the Rs 1 crore compensation and status of martyr given to late Ram Kishan Grewal by Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government.

Emergency services are at the scene of an accident near a busy junction this morning.

Organizers say a New York music festival founded by the late folk legend Pete Seeger will resume next year. Clearwater's Great Hudson River...

Former union minister of state for finance Janardhan Poojary on Tuesday demanded that PM Narendra Modi immediately roll back government’s decision to demonetize high value currency.

Universities will be forced to come clean to prospective students about the real ATAR cut-offs for their courses, following recommendations to the Turnbull government from the nation's top higher education panel.

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ANKARA, Turkey — Germany’s foreign minister is meeting Turkish officials to discuss strained relations and concerns over the Turkish government’s crackdown on the media and political opponents.

The National Police Chiefs' Council are asking the public to tell on irresponsible drivers.

A second leading Australian produce supplier to Coles and Woolworths is facing allegations of exploiting illegal migrant workers.

By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. special envoy for North Korea's human rights issues voiced hope Tuesday that Washington's policy against Pyongyang's abuses will "make progress" even under the incoming Donald Trump administration.

District of Columbia lawmakers are set to vote for the final time on a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with the help of … Click to Continue »

The Barcelona forward is away on international duty with Uruguay and has been having some fun between the sticks, while still displaying an eye for goal

A Christian couple blocked from adopting their two foster children because of their views on same-sex parenting say their right to free speech has been infringed.

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Russia's Investigative Committee said on Tuesday it had detained Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev on suspicion of taking a $2 million bribe over a massive deal involving state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.

The committee, the country's main federal investigative body, said the move was a result of an operation by the FSB security service, the successor to the KGB.

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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Germany's foreign minister is meeting Turkish officials to discuss strained relations and concerns over the Turkish government's crackdown on the media and political opponents. Last week, legislators from Turkey's pro-Kurdish party and several senior staff of the opposition Cumhuriyet newspaper were arrested on terrorism-related charges.

U.S. armed forces and the CIA may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan, the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor says in a report, raising the possibility that American citizens could be indicted even though Washington has not joined the global court. ......

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MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani lawmaker from Kashmir says thousands of frightened villagers have left their homes in several border villages as Indian shelling continues across the Line of Control.

Urban Development Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday rejected allegations that the demonetisation move was leaked to certain people.

DC Council to take final vote on 'Death with Dignity' bill WASHINGTON (AP) — District of Columbia lawmakers are set to vote for the final time on a bill that would allow terminally ill patients to end their own lives with the help of a doctor.