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A list of Russian Olympic athletes deemed eligible and ineligible to compete at Rio 2016.

President Barack Obama on Thursday dismissed suggestions a $400 million payment to Iran amounted to a ransom paid in return for the release of American hostages.

Jackline Mwende's hands were butchered and she was left with injuries to her head after she was brutally attacked by her husband with a machete.

Dylann Roof, accused of the racially motivated massacre of nine African American parishioners last year at Charleston's Emanuel AME Church, was attacked and beaten Thursday by a black inmate in a South Carolina jail, authorities said.

As part of the Rio Olympics' cultural program, artist Mariko Mori has installed a 10-foot acrylic ring above a waterfall near the city.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence offered his support Thursday to Republican Sens. John McCain and Kelly Ayotte, days after his running mate, Donald Trump, refused to endorse the embattled Republican senators.

The advertised purpose of President Barack Obama's pre-vacation news conference Thursday was to highlight gains in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria with the Pentagon as a backdrop.

Wednesday's municipal elections in South Africa will be a crucial test of the ANC's grip on power and a referendum on the country's embattled president, Jacob Zuma.

U.S. gymnast Simone Biles could win up to five gold medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Olympians are being dressed for the Opening and Closing ceremonies by some of the top names in fashion.

A DHL cargo plane skidded off a runway and ended up on a road near the airport in Bergamo, Italy, early Friday, the Italian Civil Aviation Authority said.

The Shergar Cup returns to Ascot Racecourse on Saturday for the 16th edition.

A Wayne Gretzky rookie trading card sold at auction Thursday at The National Sports Collectors Convention for $465,000, dwarfing the previous hockey card record.

The Olympic Games are set to start in mere hours -- and it's still not clear which Russian athletes will be allowed to compete.

Fourteen bodies have been recovered after a bridge on a highway connecting the city of Mumbai to the state of Goa collapsed Wednesday, sending vehicles tumbling into floodwaters below.

Retail giant Hudson has released a list of the best-selling items at its airport and railway station stores across the United States

The Taliban has claimed responsibility for an attack on foreign tourists traveling in Afghanistan's western Herat province, Thursday.

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the deadly attack at the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka last month, in which 21 people died.

The home for athletes in Rio has its own florist, a beauty salon and even a McDonald's. But this is no ordinary village.