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A town in the Australian Outback hoped its offer of free residential land to anyone who would make it their home might attract five new families to the remote community of 800. But authorities have been overwhelmed by more than 250 inquiries in less than two weeks.

WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DISTURBING DETAILS: A Vermont man paid a woman to kidnap and film a victim being tortured and killed.

According to new research, Vikings reached the shores of North America nearly 500 years before Christopher Columbus.

The Czech Republic has been hit by a steep rise in coronavirus infections that have reached levels unseen since late April. In response, the government will require everyone to wear face coverings at workplaces.

New South Wales emergency services launched a “large-scale multi-agency response” after a supercell storm hit parts of the state’s North Coast on October 20.

In a letter reproduced in German media, the emeritus pope writes that he hopes he can be soon reunited with his friends who have passed away.

While some people are going vegetarian, putting their pet on the same diet could lead to fines or jail.

Federal agents have been carrying out "law enforcement activity" at a Washington mansion and New York City townhouse tied to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, who is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A scuba diver salvaged an ancient sword off Israel's Mediterranean coast. Experts say the sword dates back to the Crusaders.

The Taliban have promised plots of land to relatives of suicide bombers who attacked U.S. and Afghan soldiers, in a provocative gesture that seems to run counter to their efforts to court international support.