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Indian teenager Gukesh Dommaraju has become the youngest chess world champion after beating defending champion Ding Liren of China in the final match of their series in Singapore. The 18-year-old secured 7.5 points against the 6.5 of his Chinese rival…

Country music star Morgan Wallen has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanour counts of reckless endangerment for throwing a chair from the rooftop of a six-storey bar in Nashville and nearly hitting two police officers with it. Wallen, who appeared in…

Syrian families search for their missing; American found near Damascus ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports on the thousands of families in Syria searching for their loved ones who vanished under Assad’s regime. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes…

Comedian Duncan Norvelle, known for his catchphrase “Chase me”, has died aged 66, his agent has confirmed. The entertainer, who rose to fame in the 1980s through his television appearances, died surrounded by his loved ones on Thursday. In a…

A couple who caused the death of their three-year-old son by following an “extreme” vegan diet and then buried his body in their garden have both been handed lengthy jail terms. Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah, aged 42 and 43, showed…

A Pakistani court has indicted imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife in one of several corruption cases they face, officials and his party said. Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi pleaded not guilty when a judge in…

Syrian life under Assad: Hellish prison, opulent palace ABC News’ James Longman travels through Damascus and beyond, gaining unique access to Bashar Assad’s spoils and visiting his brutal prison where thousands of people, even teenagers, disappeared. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this…

Who is Austin Tice? Austin Tice was kidnapped at a checkpoint in a contested area west of Damascus, Syria, in 2012. Sourse: abcnews.go.com Rate this item:1.002.003.004.005.00Submit Rating No votes yet. Please wait…

A Belarusian journalist has been sentenced to four years in prison for her critical reports chronicling a sweeping crackdown on dissent launched by the country’s authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko. The Minsk City Court convicted Volha Radzivonava on Tuesday on charges…

Rescue crews working through the night have pulled two women from rubble more than seven hours after a Russian missile struck a private medical clinic in a southern Ukrainian city, killing nine people and injuring 22 others, authorities said. The…