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A local candidate in the suburbs of New York City will remain on the November ballot, despite vanishing months ago after a night swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

Authorities say more than 30 people were rescued and three people remain unaccounted for in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and flooding strong enough to sweep away entire homes in coastal communities ...

Preliminary results from Kosovo's municipal elections show most key municipalities heading to runoffs.

Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina is due to make a speech on national television after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup in the Indian Ocean nation and called for Rajoelina to step down.

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lorenzo has formed in the central tropical Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land. The U.S.

Two fast trains have collided in eastern Slovakia, injuring dozens of passengers. The accident happened near the town of Rožava on Monday morning.

Israel is preparing to exchange about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees for 48 hostages dead and alive still held in Gaza.

Voters have returned Lisbon's mayor to office in Portugal's municipal elections, despite a recent streetcar crash that killed 16 people.

Across Israel, it's a day of joy and tears with families, loved ones and friends waiting anxiously as Hamas began releasing the last living hostages held captive for over two years in the Gaza Strip.

John Campbell has scored his maiden century as West Indies pushed to ensure India bats again in the second cricket test.