Polish firefighters have blamed substandard electrical wiring and lax security procedures at an 'Escape Room' for a fire that killed five teenage girls and injured a man.

Aryna Sabalenka got a confidence boost for the upcoming Australian Open after beating Alison Riske 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3 in the Shenzhen Open final on Saturday.

Swedish health officials say a suspected Ebola case reported by a hospital has turned out to be a false alarm with tests carried out on the unidentified patient showing no signs of the deadly virus.

British police have arrested a suspect in the fatal stabbing of a man in front of his 14-year-old son on a suburban London train.

U.S. President Donald Trump says military personnel have deployed to Central Africa in advance of possible 'violent demonstrations' in Congo over results of Sunday’s presidential election.

On any given day, plumes of noxious smoke rise above the Agbogbloshie dump site in Ghana’s capital, Accra.

Police say three people were killed and four people were injured in a shooting late Friday night at a bowling alley in Torrance, California.

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Egypt’s president has told CBS that his country and Israel, with whom it fought four wars, are cooperating against Islamic militants in the Sinai Peninsula, a startling and potentially damaging acknowledgment that could explain the Egyptian government’s request that the network not air the interview.

Unseeded Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu beat third-seeded Su-wei Hsieh 6-3, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final of the ASB Classic against defending champion Julia Goerges.