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Update:  A hijacking that diverted a domestic Egyptian flight to Cyprus has ended with all hostages released and the hijacker surrendering. EgyptAir Flight MS181 was taken over by a passenger claiming to be wearing a suicide explosive belt. Airline officials later said...

A man with a gun walked into the underground U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Monday and was shot and wounded by police after he pointed the weapon at officers, police said. The suspect and a female bystander, who suffered wounds,...

Belgian prosecutors on Monday released a man they had charged in connection with last week's deadly Brussels bombings, saying they did not have enough information to justify holding him. The man, named only as Faycal C., had been accused of...

The United Nations said on Monday it had received new allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation against U.N. peacekeepers from Morocco and Burundi in Central African Republic, including one that involved a 14-year-old girl. There have been dozens of such...

Fresh from Democratic presidential primary wins over the weekend in three U.S. states, Bernie Sanders said on Sunday he had political momentum that could help him win the backing of Democratic power brokers in his race against Hillary Clinton. Sanders...

BEVERLY HILLS, March 26, (THEWILL) – A man believed to be the third fugitive in the Brussels airport bomb attack has been charged in Belgium with terrorism and murder. Security forces engaged in a manhunt for the suspect, identified as...

Newly-elected Benin president Patrice Talon plans to reduce presidential mandates to just one five-year term, he said late on Friday, after the constitutional court confirmed his election victory over prime minister Lionel Zinsou. Talon took 65.4 percent of the vote...

The Bakraoui brothers' evolution from violent criminals to Islamist suicide bombers fits a pattern of time spent in jail for gun crime, followed by dodged parole meetings and missed opportunities to spot their drift into Islamic State's orbit. Brahim El...

Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed a law that cuts off state funding for preventive health services to clinics providing abortion and imposes abortion restrictions already being tested before the U.S. Supreme Court. Florida is among many states adopting...

Ivorian musicians have collaborated to release a song saying they are "not afraid" after Islamist militants killed 19 people on a beach. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said it was behind the attack earlier this month. The song "Meme Pas...