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Andrey Medvedev's escape makes him the first Wagner Group mercenary to defect to the West.

Italian police arrested Matteo Messina Denaro as he walked from a clinic to a cafe.

A deadly and hard-to-detect disease has been ravaging the treasured olive trees of southern Italy for 10 years. A highly trained squad of super-sniffer dogs could save them.

Iran's courts are convicting protesters after fast-track trials that activists say are grossly unfair.

Sister André, a French nun who took holy orders in 1944, died at her nursing home in Toulon.

The bear entered a remote community and began chasing after residents before being shot dead, police said.

Italian police have discovered a bunker used by Matteo Messina Denaro following his arrest on Tuesday.

The judiciary says the lenient sentence was due to the 17-year-old victim's parents "pardoning" him.

Ordinary diesel trucks could be converted to a hydrogen-diesel mix, according to researchers in Australia.

The cane toad, weighing in at 2.7kg, is six times bigger than the average specimen.

Our view of the stars has been reduced every year over the last decade by artificial light pollution.

A medieval ship discovered on the banks of the River Usk in Newport in the summer of 2002 continues to provide surprises as restoration work continues.

Experts believe the preserved 15th Century vessel is as historically significant as the Mary Rose.

Looking after the multitudes of bacteria, fungi and other microorganisms living in our guts could help us think better and even offer new ways of treating mental health conditions.

Hundreds of visitors who were left stranded at the popular Inca site have now been rescued.

The so-called lost decade has now stretched to three. What went wrong, asks Rupert Wingfield-Hayes.

Every month for 10 years, Hody Childress quietly gave $100 to a pharmacy to help people in need.

The dispute over US national debt is not one of economics, but of gridlocked partisan politics.

Teddy, from Portishead, now four, can also count to 100 in six non-native languages.

Though it's been around for nearly 3,500 years, scientists are still missing many basic facts about the disease.

John de Ruiter became known for staring silently at his followers for long periods of time.

Fumio Kishida says Japan is on the verge of not being able to function.

From the Swiss Alps to the Rocky Mountains, ski resorts are grappling with the impacts of climate change. How are they adapting in a warming world?

The social media firm Meta said the former US president's suspension will end "in the coming weeks".