As mobile phones became the world's main communications tool, pagers were largely rendered obsolete. But the durable, tiny electronic devices remain a vital means of communication in some areas.
A sheriff in rural Kentucky has been arrested, accused of shooting and killing a district court judge following an argument inside the courthouse, officials said.
Israeli warplanes carried out their most intense strikes on southern Lebanon in nearly a year of war, heightening the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah amid calls for restraint.
The UN Security Council's credibility is at stake because of its failure to enforce its own resolutions on the Israel-Gaza conflict, former prime minister Helen Clark says.
London's Oxford St, home to some of the capital's most famous shops, could be pedestrianised to attract more shoppers under a plan announced by city mayor Sadiq Khan.
Australia has abstained from a United Nations vote calling on Israel to end its "unlawful presence" in Palestine, the federal government has confirmed.
Twenty people have been killed and 450 injured after walkie-talkies used by Lebanese armed group Hezbollah detonated across Lebanon's south in the second day of attacks.
Israel has bombed southern Lebanon, saying it has thwarted an Iran-backed assassination plot, a day after explosions of Hezbollah radios followed blasts in booby-trapped pagers, setting the foes hurtling towards war.
The accused creator of a secret app used by organised crime networks will remain behind bars after police thwarted a string of potential murders and violent crimes.
Sean "Diddy" Combs engaged in a long-running scheme of sex trafficking and racketeering, according to a three-count federal indictment unsealed on Tuesday.
Floods in Myanmar have killed at least 226 people in just over a week, after heavy rains battered the central provinces of the war-torn Southeast Asian country.
Lebanon's Hezbollah has promised to retaliate after blaming Israel for detonating pagers that killed at least nine people and wounded thousands of others.
A Frenchman accused of drugging his wife and recruiting dozens of strangers to rape her over a decade has admitted to various criminal charges and has begged his family's forgiveness.
Shogun, a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at the Emmy Awards, while Hacks upset defending comedy champion The Bear at TV's highest honours.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's ruling Liberals face a struggle to retain a once-safe seat in a special election where failure to win could boost calls for a new party leader.
The erratic life of a struggling roofing contractor suspected of trying to shoot former US president Donald Trump swerved from bounced cheques to a gun felony conviction.