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A large trial of a drug to treat dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease has ended in failure after people receiving the treatment showed no significant improvements to those taking a placebo.

Thanksgiving isn't officially celebrated in China, but a small bakery in a Beijing suburb is filled with the aroma of this traditional American holiday.

The International Organization for Migration expressed concern Thursday that civilians may be trapped inside the Iraqi city of Mosul after a fourth key bridge was put out of use in a US airstrike, leaving just one to link the east to the west.

The Syrian government has sent text messages and dropped leaflets on Wednesday inviting rebels in eastern Aleppo to participate in a "friendly" football match, opposition activists and a member of parliament reported.

This Thanksgiving, while most Americans are at home with their families enjoying their turkey dinners, some are overseas, in harm's way, serving in the fight against ISIS. Some are on the ground in places like Iraq and Syria, but others contribute to the fight from the air.

An e-cigarette exploded in the pocket of an employee at a New York City wine store Wednesday, badly burning the man, his attorney said.

President-elect Donald Trump has picked Betsy DeVos, a top Republican donor and school choice activist, to head the Department of Education, the Trump transition team announced Wednesday.

Just weeks after its debut, the Navy's most technologically advanced destroyer, the USS Zumwalt, has been put out of action due to engineering problems that occurred while it was crossing the Panama Canal.

President-elect Donald Trump is sounding a different tune as he prepares to take on the mantle of the presidency.

It has been hard to remain optimistic about peace as Syrian civilians have died, been displaced or had their homes destroyed in this man-made, unnatural disaster. What began as peaceful protests for democracy were crushed by a dictator.

The Schiaparelli probe's crash landing on Mars last month was caused by a sensor malfunction, the European Space Agency has found.

Hillary Clinton's lead in the popular vote is now nearing 2 million votes, approaching the milestone as the campaign begins to hear from scientists who want to see a recount in several states.

Mick Jagger's most controversial and criticized performance may not have taken place on stage.

After spending days stuck in shallow waters off the coast of Long Island, a humpback whale grew sicker and thinner.

Two years ago South African Chris Venter lost his eyesight from a virus he contracted while travelling.

The fatal accident that killed five children in Chattanooga was actually the second time in two months driver Johnthony Walker crashed a school bus.

When South Korean President Park Geun-Hye's spokesman said 364 Viagra pills bought by her office were for "altitude sickness," some online users reacted with disbelief.

An unusual combination of weather conditions leading to a freak illness known as thunderstorm asthma has left three people dead in Australia.

The dodo may be long gone, but it is certainly not forgotten: An "extremely rare" almost complete example of the extinct bird's skeleton has sold for £346,300 ($431,341) at a UK auction.

How many times can you pull off the same disappearing act? An unlimited number of times -- if you're Chinese artist Liu Bolin. Head here for more.