One lawmaker received "a barrage of threatening calls". Another says his wife received anonymous texts.

Chinese auto giant BYD is now ahead of Tesla in quarterly production - and second to it in global sales.

Experts say tensions in the Middle East and a forthcoming election season could worsen the trend if more is not done.

The Barroso project could become the largest lithium mine in Europe. Locals aren't happy about it.

Prosecutors drop their inquiry into a woman's allegation the UFC fighter attacked her at a Miami arena.

Divided Republicans consider a stand-in as the Ohioan's bid to lead Congress's lower chamber falters.

The Indian state of Sikkim is still reeling from destruction caused by deadly flash floods on 4 October.

Police say dozens more human remains have been discovered since an investigation was first launched.

The astonishing number of weddings involving Chuck Grassley's aides sparked much joking from Washington singles.

Joran van der Sloot "brutally murdered" the Alabama teenager who went missing in Aruba, the judge said.

The gang is suspected of illegally importing more than 400 animals into Spain from eastern Europe.

Israeli and Palestinian officials have blamed each other for the blast in which hundreds may have died.

An all-female team of Israeli soldiers monitors cameras along Israel's volatile northern frontier.

People are still recovering body parts from the Al-Ahli Arab hospital, reports Rushdi Abu Alouf.

After the destruction of the Al-Ahli hospital, hopes for an end to the war are even fainter.

The couple have been named locally as David and Celia Barlow, from near Newbury in Berkshire.

The abduction of Holocaust expert Alex Danzig has caused particular distress in Israel and Poland.

Some 26,000 people have been left homeless after water was released to prevent a dam bursting.

For days now Israel has been preparing to invade Gaza - but why hasn't it launched it yet?

Emergency crews in Iowa did not have ladders tall enough to reach the top and put the fire out.