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At least one person was killed and at least two others were injured in a shooting today at a Texas courthouse, a judge says.

SION, Switzerland (AP) -- A tourist bus slammed head-on into a concrete wall in a Swiss Alps tunnel, killing 28 people, mostly children returning from a ski vacation. Swiss police said Wednesday the vehicle was not speeding and everyone was wearing seat belts....

Samantha Cameron and Michelle Obama have been carrying out their own events while their husbands talk politics.

Premier League chairman Sir Dave Richards apologises after saying Fifa and Uefa "stole" football from the English.

BBC director general Mark Thompson announces proposals to allow viewers to permanently download copies of archived programmes.

Former News of the World chief reporter Neville Thurlbeck is arrested for a second time by police investigating phone hacking, in connection with suspected intimidation of a witness.

Goldman Sachs' boss has rejected claims by a former employee that its environment is "toxic and destructive".

A sneak peek inside city's newest tourist attraction

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Wednesday to overhaul transportation programs and keep aid flowing to thousands of construction projects while strengthening highway and auto safety.

The 74-22 vote stepped up pressure for quick action by House because the government's power to collect about $110 million a day in federal gasoline ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man stabbed four people at a downtown office building Wednesday afternoon and was shot by a police officer at whom he lunged with his weapon, authorities and a witness said.

Three of the victims are in critical condition, and a fourth received minor injuries, Sgt. ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- It was literally a command performance in Iranian political theater: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was dragged Wednesday before parliament to face unprecedented questioning over his policies, suffering another blow from hard-line opponents who now have the upper hand....

BEIRUT (AP) -- Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country's rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death....

BEIRUT (AP) -- Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country's rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death....

BEIRUT (AP) -- Two significant defeats at the hands of Syrian government troops have exposed the limitations of the country's rebel forces: They are low on cash, running out of weapons and facing a fiercely loyal military that will fight to the death....

The man suspected of planning the kidnapping of a Briton and an Italian man in Nigeria dies in police custody, according to officials.

Zimbabwe's government could 'shut down' unless projected diamond revenues start to flow into the treasury, the country's finance minister warns.

Hollywood actor George Clooney on Wednesday accused the Sudanese government of committing war crimes in a mountainous border region, which he and U.S. officials said was teetering dangerously on the brink of a humanitarian crisis.

Mr. Clooney, who returned this week from a trip to Sudan, told the Senate Foreign ...

A woman from West Yorkshire who received compensation from a lottery-winning rapist receives her MBE from the Queen.

BEAUMONT, Texas — A man at court with family members opened fire outside a Southeast Texas courthouse Wednesday, killing one person and wounding at least three others, police said.

The gunman also was injured in the incident outside the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont, about 80 miles east of Houston, ...

The government suffers another defeat in the House of Lords over its plans to shake up the legal aid system.