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PARIS (Reuters) - France will ban from next year the killing of male chicks by crushing or gassing, a practice denounced as barbaric by animal welfare groups, and will push for a similar measure at Eu...

By Amy Tennery NEW YORK (Reuters) - Athletes in the Olympic 100 metres are known for their big personalities, radiating the confidence that comes with being the fastest men on Earth, but American spri...

SILVERSTONE, England (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for a record-extending eighth time on Sunday despite a 10 second penalty for a first lap collision that sent Red Bull ri...

KABUL (Reuters) - Afghanistan has withdrawn its ambassador and diplomats from Pakistan's capital following the kidnapping of the ambassador's daughter, the Afghan foreign ministry said on Sunday. "The...

(Reuters) - Toyota's Kalle Rovanpera became the youngest ever winner of a world rally championship event on Sunday with victory in Estonia. The 20-year-old Finn, whose father Harri was also a WRC race...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An association of human rights lawyers linked to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's group has suspended work to protect its team after Moscow authorities blocked its website due...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Several prominent Egyptian activists and journalists were released from custody on Sunday following months of detention on charges including joining or aiding a terrorist group and s...

By Ange Aboa ABIDJAN (Reuters) - A World Bank programme to help medical clinics in Ivory Coast procure equipment from General Electric and Philips could spur the cocoa-producing country's development ...

PEORIA, Ill. – The 44th annual St. Jude Telethon raised over $9 million in the fight against childhood cancer. The exact total was $9,440,011 when the telethon ended Saturday night on WEEK-TV. T...

By Rebecca Rubin LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) -The Tune Squad ruled over the court and box office charts this weekend. In an unexpected win, "Space Jam: A New Legacy," which sees LeBron James team up wit...