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The British government has reported a rise in human trafficking, particularly from East and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Verizon Wireless unit of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) added 1.7 million customers in the third quarter for a record 95.7 million.

A blind man had to be rushed to hospital after police Tasered him because they mistakenly thought his white stick was a samurai sword.

Drake is now a high school graduate, after dropping out to star in the hit show "Degrassi" against his mother's wishes.

The artist Damien Hirst has come under fire after it emerged that more than 9,000 butterflies died as part of an art work in his latest exhibition.

Marie Stopes, the British women’s rights activist that an abortion provider NGO is named after, was a great admirer of Hitler and Nazi-style eugenics.

The Dalits of India -- the word "dalit" means “oppressed” or “downtrodden" in Sanskrit -- are stuck at the very bottom of the caste hierarchy.

Manchester United could be set for an active January transfer window, with several targets discussed.

Spanish police launched an operation against a Chinese gang in Madrid that had been laundering hundreds of millions of dollars made from evading import duties, prostitution and extortion.

Watch highlights and read a full account of the World Cup qualifier in Warsaw between Poland and England.

Swedish scientists found that authors are especially vulnerable to a wide range of psychiatric conditions.

The NFL has announced plans to hold two games in London next year instead of the traditional single game that's normally played there. How will American fans react?

Where to watch a live stream as Poland take on England in Warsaw, plus a full preview.

Microsoft announced that a special limited-quantity pre-order for Surface with Windows RT had been made available at 9 a.m. PDT on Tuesday. The announcement about pre-orders came after the company revealed the price and market availability details both of its ARM-based Surface RT tablets.

Felix Baumgartner took one giant leap for space tourism.

"Downton Abbey" star Dan Stevens was in London on Tuesday to help announce the winner of the 2012 Man Booker Prize. The award went to Hilary Mantel for "Bring up the Bodies."

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has called for restraint from Israel, imploring the country not to take any military action against Iran and to allow time for the sanctions targeting its nuclear program to work.

UK PM David Cameron is under pressure to set up a Leveson-style inquiry into the BBC following the Jimmy Savile child-abuse scandal.

The highest rates of obesity among women were recorded in the UK (23.9 percent), Malta (21.1 percent) and Latvia (20.9 percent).

Jennifer Lopez fell victim to yet another wardrobe malfunction during an Italian concert, where she allegedly suffered her third nip slip.