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French authorities are trying to establish why Julian Stevenson, 47, who had a history of violence and alcoholism, had been left in charge of the children in Lyon

Firefighters from Los Angeles and Orange counties were being dispatched Monday night to help with rescue operations in Oklahoma, where a masive tornado left at least 51 people dead and many others injured.

MOORE, Okla. (AP) -- I left the office as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the past decade, and knew that if I didn't get in my car before the funnel cloud hit, it would be too late....

The catastrophic storm that tore through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon bears similarities to the devastating series of tornadoes that hit in May 1999 - killing 44 people.

Remember Patton Oswalt’s eight-minute “Parks and Recreation” monologue about his proposed plot for “Star Wars: Episode VII”? It took YouTube only one month to animate the comedian’s suggestions, spider-Wookiee and all. During a guest spot on the NBC comedy last month, Oswalt played a Pawnee citizen aiming to filibuster a City Council vote. He launched into...

In theory, social networks are supposed to make you feel closer to everybody. Oh, look! Jim is driving a tractor on Instagram. Wow, Sarah just invited me to her baby shower on Facebook. But the truth is, social networks do a really good job at making you feel left out too. Wait... why did my friends all check-in at the same spot on Foursquare? How come these drunken Instagram...

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Armed groups in central Africa are using powerful weapons, some of which may be left over from the civil war in Libya, to kill elephants for their ivory, the United Nations said on Monday.

The catastrophic storm that tore through the suburbs of Oklahoma City on Monday afternoon bares striking similarities to the devastating series of tornadoes that hit in May 1999 - killing 141 people

The explosion at the house in Newark yesterday left Leslie Rourke, pictured, dead along with his daughter-in-law Jeanette Rourke, while Mrs Rourke's husband Nick, in his 40s, is fighting for his life in hospital.

It's easy to forget that Yahoo has had a long, on-again-off-again love affair with online video. But you might not remember that, because other online video platforms long ago left Yahoo in the proverbial dust. Today, as Yahoo streamed its Flickr product and Tumblr acquisition announcements, we were given a demonstration of why Yahoo has been left in the dust -- and why...

After a long fight with bile duct cancer, 74-year-old keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors died Monday at RoMed Clinic in Germany, the rock band's Facebook and Twitter pages announced. His wife, Dorothy, and brothers were beside Manzarek (pictured left). "I was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of my friend and bandmate Ray Manzarek today," guitarist Robby Krieger...

Ancient manuscripts on science and history are symbols of Africa's cultural heritage, say guardians of priceless libraryThere is a proverb in Timbuktu, the legendary medieval city in Mali's desert, that says: "The ink of a scholar is more precious than the blood of a martyr."What Ahmed Baba, the 16th-century intellectual who said it, would make of recent developments is...

The Times Editorial: Revelations that a "cartel" controls our tolled roads have left a bitter taste in the mouths of many people. Decisions about the expensive Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project have been clouded in secrecy, in the same way as the multibillion-rand arms deal.

Photographer Paul Souders was trying to take close-ups of a herd of males in Chobe National Park, Botswana, when the giant mammal struck.

The heads of 20 firms including Shell, Lloyds, BT and Eurostar join Virgin's Sir Richard Branson (pictured) in signing an open letter promoting the 'cause of EU membership'.

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It's Sunday morning in London, where I'm living as of less than a week ago. I've got a hangover and kitchen cleanup duty, and on top of that, I'm out £10. An actual live baby fox entered our house last night. Last night was Eurovision. I've had my first Eurovision party as an embedded foreigner. [...]    

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) -- When Lindsay Carter heard on the radio that a violent storm was approaching her rural Oklahoma neighborhood, she gathered her belongings and fled. When she returned, there was little left....

It's past time for him to go,'Texas Sen. John Cornyn said of AG Eric Holder, while radio host Bill Press cites 'chasing the AP over phone records, as the last straw. Journalist David Shuster and left-wing ideologue Keith Olbermann have previously called for Holder's ouster,

Alan Hansen: Sir Alex Ferguson has left David Moyes a bigger task at Manchester United than he makes out.    

Eight in 10 parents polled by headteachers say issues around pornography should form part of sex education lessonsMany parents believe schools should teach children about the dangers of pornography as soon as they are old enough to use the internet, a survey suggests.It reveals that the majority of parents do not want it to be left to them alone to educate their youngsters...

Cairo airport officials say baggage handlers have resumed work after a strike that left passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage.

Liverpool have revived their interest in Tottenham left back Danny Rose. Brendan Rodgers is keen on the 22-year-old who has impressed on loan at Sunderland.

Century Campus Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia 12:06 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  Hello, Morehouse!  (Applause.)  Thank you, everybody.  Please be seated.  AUDIENCE MEMBER:  I love you! THE PRESIDENT:  I love you back.  (Laughter.)  That is why I am here.  I have to say that it is one of the great honors of my life to be able to address this...

A US diplomat accused by the Russians of being a CIA spy after they caught him allegedly trying to recruit agents last week left the country on Sunday, Russian television reported.