Three brothers are hoping to set a record time for rowing across the Pacific Ocean - having already conquered the Atlantic.

State media outlets earlier warned that people weighing less than 50kg may be "easily blown away".

The ruling potentially paves the way for an early release for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for killing their parents.

An immigration judge has ruled that a Palestinian Columbia University graduate student who participated in protests against Israel can be deported

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Police in Greece are investigating after a bomb exploded outside the offices of the country's main railway company.

Vultures have an image crisis and are among the least loved animals in the world

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The survivor was discovered conscious and taken to a nearby hospital.

The Department of Homeland Security says its officers visited two Los Angeles public elementary schools this week to do a welfare check on migrant children

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The ruling potentially paves the way for an early release for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for killing their parents.

There have been no reported injuries as Greece's transport minister condemned the "criminal" attack.

Europe's defence ministers said they saw no sign of an end to the war.

Passenger tells of 25-hour ordeal returning to U.S. from Mexico vacation

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About one million voters are set to pick their next president from a list of eight hopefuls.

The US military said it had lost confidence in Colonel Susannah Meyers' ability to lead.

Whose side is he on, wonders editorial

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‘Was it: Man, Woman, Person, Camera, TV?’

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem found the conditions in both countries no longer merited US protections, a statement says.

It's been more than 60 years since a woman travelled into space without a man. And now six of them are blasting off from Earth.

Poland's outgoing President Andrzej Duda has kept few revelations for the final weeks of his presidency.

The Menendez brothers' bid for freedom through resentencing can continue with the hearing scheduled for Thursday, a judge has ruled.