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Quito: The death toll from Ecuador's devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake last week has risen to 646 people, President Rafael Correa said during a TV...

United Nations: China and the United States, the world's top producers of greenhouse gas emissions, pledged on Friday to formally adopt by the end of...

Havana: Cuba said on Friday it would lift a ban on Cuban-born citizens entering and leaving the Caribbean island by commercial vessels, opening the way for...

New York: An autopsy on US music superstar Prince on Friday sought to determine why the innovative performer died, but authorities cautioned it could take...

Houston: At least nine people have been killed and some 1,150 residences damaged by floods in Houston this week that caused high water to spill on to roads...

New York: Jennifer Aniston was named People magazine's most beautiful woman of 2016 on Wednesday, 12 years after she first won the honour. Aniston, 47,...

Pedernales (Ecuador): A magnitude 6.2 earthquake shook Ecuador's coast early on Wednesday, terrifying locals and impeding rescuers after a bigger...

Havana: Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro emerged from seclusion on Tuesday to muse about death and provide encouragement to his followers, in a rare speech...

New York: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton scored sweeping victories in nominating contests in their home state of New York, and...

New York: A 9.54-carat rare blue diamond ring once belonging to the late Shirley Temple, one of Hollywood's most famous child actors, failed to sell at...