A top adviser accused of sexual harassment during Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign was allowed to keep his job, thanks to Clinton herself - a decision she said Tuesday that she now regrets.

The African National Congress decision-making executive will meet on Wednesday to discuss South African President Jacob Zuma's fate after years of scandal.

Two-time former Bangladeshi prime minister Khaleda Zia has been sentenced to five years in jail for misappropriating funds meant for orphans, court officials say.

If they came to see the president, they were disappointed. But the well-dressed crowd of Republican activists who gathered at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club on Friday night still got a glimpse of party royalty.

A British police officer has been left with serious injuries after being slashed with a sword, Greater Manchester Police say.

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook's privacy practices following a week of scandals.

Fourteen months into the job, Trump is increasingly defiant and singularly directing his administration with the same rapid and brutal style he honed leading his real estate and branding empire.

Dredging up more self-belief is in the only way Auckland City can notch a third upset win at the club World Cup, says coach Ramon Tribulietx.

The controversial Television Match Official system will continue to be used in the Rugby World Cup, despite calls for its scrapping.

Four of the United States' five living former presidents gathered at a Houston church on Saturday to remember the life, legacy and trademark pearls of former first lady Barbara Bush, who died on Tuesday at the age of 92.

A fire sparked by electrical wiring at a Baghdad hospital has killed 12 newborn babies, Iraqi authorities say.

Theresa May will be met with silence rather than the traditional banging of desks by Conservative MPs after a disastrous election performance.

The first victim of the Grenfell Tower fire has been identified as a 23-year-old Syrian refugee.

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A powerful blast on Sunday morning in China's eastern Zhejiang province brought down buildings and killed two people while injuring many others, state media reported, while police said the cause had still to be determined.

Founder Elon Musk is loading the rocket with his other passion - a Tesla Roadster - and promising to deliver the pricey cargo to Mars.

Republican congressmen have released a previously secret memo Friday in which they accuse senior officials at the FBI and the Justice Department of bias in the early stages of the Russia investigation.

British politicians will be asked to tax plastic bottles and eliminate all non-recyclable plastics by 2025 under a radical bill proposed by cross-party MPs.

George W. Bush has accused Russia of meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, calling Russian President Vladimir Putin a "brilliant tactician".

A helicopter has crashed into New York's East River killing five people on board.

Prince William and heavily pregnant Kate braved rain and icy weather watch a traditional St Patrick's Day parade of the Irish Guards.

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating Facebook's privacy practices following a week of scandals.

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New Yorkers, no strangers to terror attacks and living with the threat, woke up to beefed up security following the Sydney hostage crisis.

A mother and her companion pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges related to the death of Bella Bond, whose body was found on a Boston Harbour shoreline in June.