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Sport

Alonso's test drive at Indianapolis

Former F1 world champion test drives ahead of the Indianapolis 500

04/05/2017

USA

Alanis Morissette's ex-manager jailed for stealing millions from singer

A former business manager for Alanis Morissette who stole over seven million dollars (6.

04/05/2017

USA

Republicans sense victory over repeal of Obamacare

In a possible breakthrough for President Donald Trump, Republicans in the House of Representatives plan to hold a vote today (May 4) to repeal and replace…

04/05/2017

USA

FBI chief defends Clinton email decision

FBI Director James Comey has delivered an impassioned defence of his decision to reopen an investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails which Democrats believe cost her the…

03/05/2017

USA

Trump poised to pick a fight over religious liberty vs. gay rights

03/05/2017

USA

Trump reassures Abbas at the White House

The US president has vowed to work on brokering peace between the Israelis and Palestinians.

03/05/2017

USA

US Midwest braces for more rain after deadly storm front kills 20

The National Guard was deployed to help with relief efforts.

03/05/2017

Japan

Drunk passenger starts fistfight on plane

Footage has emerged of the moment a man entered into a fistfight with another passenger on an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight from Japan to the USA.

03/05/2017

Syria

Russia, US agree better cooperation over Syria

Russia and the US have signalled that better efforts at cooperation will be made regarding the civil war in Syria.

03/05/2017

USA

No charges for police over Sterling killing in Baton Rouge

The US justice department has decided not to bring charges against two white police officers involved in the 2016 fatal shooting of a black man in Louisiana last…

03/05/2017

Economy

Federal Reserve set to wait on interest rate hike

Economists do not expect the Federal Reserve to raise the benchmark interest rate on Wednesday at the end of its two-day policy meeting.

02/05/2017

USA

Deadly storms sweep United States

Central, southern and eastern parts of the United States are reeling after a fierce storm system brought torrential rain and tornadoes, leaving at least 16 people…

02/05/2017

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Mission Accomplished

SpaceX successfully launched its NROL-76 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on May 1 after the initial scheduled lift-off a day earlier was delayed due to a technical…

02/05/2017

South Korea

US missile defence system now ready to defend South Korea

The US military says its missile defence system -known as THAAD – has reached initial operational capacity in South Korea.

02/05/2017

USA

US Congress agrees deal to avert government shutdown

US negotiators agree on a deal to avert a possible government shutdown, but there's no money in the budget for the president's proposed border wall.

01/05/2017

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Russian flags waved at Trump rally

Donald Trump celebrated his first 100 days as US President on Saturday with a campaign-style rally attended by cheering fans in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

01/05/2017

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South Korea THAAD scuffles

Protesters scuffled with police in South Korea’s Seongju county on Sunday as they tried to prevent US Army oil lorries from entering the site where the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defence system (THAA

01/05/2017

USA

Deadly storms rip through America's Midwest

At least thirteen people have died after severe storms brought flooding to America’s Midwest.

01/05/2017

USA

Trump gathers Asia support over N.Korea

US President Donald Trump has spent the weekend reaching out to allies in Asia as tensions mount with North Korea.

30/04/2017

World

100 days of Trump: "He hasn't changed so far, I doubt he ever will"

Donald Trump said last week that no administration has accomplished more in the first 90 days of a US presidency.

30/04/2017