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The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul America's healthcare system.

Can the paranormal help the police in investigations?

Police officers return fire after coming under attack in the village of Garrison, County Fermanagh, close to the Irish border.

A teenager is charged with murdering a mother-of-two who was found with her hand cut off in a west London street.

The death toll from a mine blast in north-eastern China more than doubles to 87, with 21 people still missing, report state media.

The Americans hope the militias will encourage an increasingly demoralized Afghan population to take a stake in the war against the Taliban.

With one victory and five offensive touchdowns in nine games, the deterioration of the Browns under Coach Eric Mangini is at full boil.

In advance of her re-election bid next year, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas sided with her fellow Democrats for one vote, but was cautious about the overall health bill.

Grand Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, who played a role in the founding of the Islamic Republic, has emerged as the spiritual leader of the opposition.

The Senate voted on Saturday to begin full debate of major health care legislation, propelling the bill over a crucial, preliminary hurdle.

MEXICO CITY -- To avenge the arrest of their leader, Mexican drug cartel commandos went on a rampage this summer across the lawless state of Michoacan, seizing 12 Mexican police officers and dumping their bound and stripped corpses in a pile beside a busy highway.

Thirty-two years ago, the Virginia transportation department drove dozens of steel pilings 50 feet into the ground near the West Falls Church Metro station. Encased in concrete, the pilings formed foundations that one day could hold up a bridge carrying Metro trains across Interstate 66 to Dulles...

The Senate voted along party lines Saturday night to overcome a Republican filibuster and bring to the floor a bill that would overhaul the nation's health-care system.

Staffers on Capitol Hill were calling it the Louisiana Purchase.

Her parents redecorated her bedroom soon after she left for college, as sure as everyone else in this town that Melissa Meyer would not be moving back. They took down the photos of Melissa meeting the Dalai Lama and laughing alongside Joe Biden, placing them in the closet. They packed away dozens of...

Safety tests on some 1,800 bridges across Cumbria get under way after heavy rain left several structures weakened.

The glove worn by Michael Jackson for his first Moonwalk dance in 1983 sells at auction for $350,000 (£212,000).

Investment funds are buying mortgages, trimming some of them to the benefit of homeowners, and shifting any risk to the federal government.

Companies that were once content to fight in store aisles and on commercials are choosing a different route — formal grievances challenging their competitors’ claims.

The profile that has emerged of David Headley, a U.S. citizen accused of plotting revenge against a Danish newspaper, suggests a man pulled between two cultures.

Which is safer: technology that disables a cellphone in a moving car, or that makes the conversation completely hands-free?

Researchers working on the Large Hadron Collider are delighted with the progress made since the machine restarted.

On her book tour, Sarah Palin has skipped the big cities authors usually visit in favor of smaller places where she and Senator John McCain performed well on the presidential ticket.

The Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people at the Fort Hood army base earlier this month will not be moved immediately to a military prison for pretrial detention.

Several Bay Area doctors who recommend medical marijuana for patients say their client base includes teenagers with psychiatric conditions including A.D.H.D.

The conservative firebrand Glenn Beck is planning voter registration drives and rallies, but he is cautious about how he might directly support particular candidates.

The psychiatrist charged over the Fort Hood army base massacre has his first court hearing - in the hospital where he is recovering.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Tory leader David Cameron have apologised after claims they used an Armistice Day service as a photo opportunity

Army experts check a car which burst into flames near the Northern Ireland Policing Board building.

UK ministers come under fresh pressure from an MSP to allow a lower drink-driving alcohol limit in Scotland.

New guidelines to protect Scotch whisky from foreign imitation are coming into force, including rules on labelling and bottling.

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh urges politicians to tackle Scotland's "cheap bevvy" culture with minimum alcohol pricing.

Konnie Huq joins 'Final Push' against disease in India

Using a ride-on lawnmower might save energy but they land thousands of people in hospital, experts warn.

A fight of galactic proportions over health care looms. Here’s a playbook for aficionados of legislative war games.

EastEnder Ricky Groves is voted off Strictly Come Dancing as Jade Johnson quits because of injury.

A 19-year-old was stabbed and then run over in an attack on his way to shops near his north London home, police reveal.

A European satellite launched to study the Earth's water cycle returns its first data, confirming its novel instrument is working well.

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