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Thousands of residents and vacationers have fled by land and by sea as firefighters and volunteers battled through the night. It comes during the country’s worst heat wave in three decades. (Image credit: Lefteris Pitarakis/AP)

Foreign Office vows it’ll continue to raise labor activist Mehran Raoof’s case ‘at the most senior levels’

It was no thing of overwhelming beauty, the Team USA men’s Olympic basketball team’s 87-82 win over France in the gold medal game on Saturday in Saitama, north of Tokyo. This was no Dream Team or Redeem Team or any

His screaming face became one of the iconic images of the widespread July 11 protests in Cuba, making the front pages of newspapers worldwide. The photo, taken by an Agence France-Presse photographer, shows the moment of his arrest in front

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The State Department on Friday announced the addition of five alleged Islamist militants to its Specially Designated Global Terrorist list, requiring the blocking of any ownership or interests in U.S. properties they hold. The designations also expose

‘We are shattered and lost’: Largest wildfire in U.S. decimates a Northern California town  Yahoo News Dixie Fire becomes largest single wildfire in California historyPOLITICOSearchSearchClose  POLITICO Wildfire devastates California mountain town  Associated Press Hollister firefighters join others in failed attempt to save gold

TOKYO (Reuters) – The man alleged to have wounded 10 people in a knife attack on a Tokyo commuter train late on Friday told police he became incensed when he saw women who “looked happy” and wanted to kill them,

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Mitch Phillips WARSAW/TOKYO (Reuters) – Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya travelled thousands of miles because she desperately did not want to run 400 metres. The 24-year-old Belarusian was removed from the Tokyo Olympics by her team and

Egypt has transported the Pharaoh Khufu’s intact solar boat dating back some 4,600 years to the country’s soon to be unveiled grand museum, the antiquities ministry said on Saturday. Solar boats were buried in pits next to royal burial chambers

Russian Olympic Committee decries loss for Dina Averina on Twitter, after Russian gymnast misses out on top podium spot by 0.150 points; Ashram says victory a dream come true