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The parents of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen killed by a Hispanic man who claims self-defense, said Wednesday they have faith in authorities investigating the case.

A student jailed for making racially offensive comments on Twitter has raised the issue of what you can and can't say on social networking sites.

More than 300 sex offenders are sent to an expanded South Yorkshire jail in a move described by a town mayor as "outrageous".

CONIFER, Colo. (AP) — Federal fire crews are planning to take the offensive in containing a 7-square-mile blaze that may have claimed two lives and destroyed dozens of homes in the mountains southwest of Denver.

Authorities on Wednesday will try to determine if a prescribed burn in tinder dry conditions ...

Three former directors of the sub-prime lender Cattles and its subsidiary Welcome Financial Services are fined and banned by the FSA.

Celtic are fined £21,000 by Uefa for fan-related incidents during their Europa League match against Udinese in December.

The family of a Greater Manchester Police officer shot dead in a bungled training exercise criticise a photo of officers from his former unit "fooling around" with a gun.

The faltering campaign of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich lays off about a third of staff and replaces its manager.

Detectives investigating the murder of Perthshire pensioner Jenny Methven detain a man in connection with her death.

The policeman at the centre of a major Chinese political scandal sought talks with UK officials hours before he fled to a US mission, the BBC learns.

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The CEO and president of JetBlue says the captain who ranted about a bomb on a flight to Las Vegas is a "consummate professional" whom he has "personally known" for years....

Australian officials express concern over allegations that News Corporation engaged in hacking and piracy to damage its commercial TV competitors.

The FA is investigating a mass brawl among players from Bradford City and Crawley Town.

The head of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) Jane Furniss has said it made a "serious error" over its handling of the Mark Duggan shooting.

Michael Mann says as climate-change scientists face more personal and professional attacks for their research, evidence of global warming is also increasing.

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Saudi diplomat was kidnapped on his way to work Wednesday in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, a Yemeni security official said.

It was the first kidnapping of a Saudi diplomat in this impoverished country, where abductions are frequent and where armed tribesmen and ...

The African Union says it is deeply concerned at recent border clashes between Sudan and South Sudan, amid reports of continuing air attacks.

The female panda at Edinburgh Zoo will be ready to mate by next week, officials predict.

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) -- Uganda's top opposition leader pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of convening an unlawful assembly in a case stemming from the killing of a policeman in violent street clashes last week....

LONDON (AP) -- Britain has planned for a dizzying array of security nightmares surrounding the Olympics, including a coordinated attack like the London transit bombings, a dirty bomb or a cyberattack....