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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…

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said his government will protect major television stations in the country, such as the US-owned TVN, against hostile purchases, in a move aimed at preventing any such attempts by Russia. Mr Tusk stressed that…

Romania’s pro-European parties have agreed to form a majority government made up of groupings that were traditionally on opposite sides and shutting out far-right nationalists who made significant gains in the election on December 1. Pro-Western parties won the most…

A man who spent 32 years in a Syrian prison has finally returned to his home in Lebanon after an offensive by insurgents toppled the government of Bashar Assad. In 1992, Suheil Hamwi worked as a merchant, selling various goods…