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US: Trump rows back after sparking abortion row

US Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is no stranger to controversy – and now he has sparked off a spat over abortion. The billionaire

Sport

Oklahoma Thunder silenced by Detroit Piston power

Oklahoma City Thunder suffered in The Palace at the hands of the Detroit Pistons.

Economy

Boeing to cut 4,500 jobs to reduce costs

US planemaker Boeing is to cut about 4,500 jobs by voluntary redundancies and leaving positions unfilled as it seeks further cut reductions in the face of fierce sales competition from Airbus.

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Trainor hopes "No" will prove it's not all about that bass

She’s back and bubblier than ever. Meghan Trainor has a follow-up album to 2015’s smash “Title”. It’s called “Thank you”, and Trainor hopes it will

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Turkey-US relations are strained as Erdogan arrives in Washington

The White House denies it is snubbing the Turkish President

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Barack Obama and the…Easter Bunny!

US president is hopping mad..

Cinema

Gyllenhaal and Watts star in "Demolition"

Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts pair up in “Demolition”, and with Quebecois Jean-Marc Vallée of “Dallas Buyers Club” and “Wild” fame at the helm

Cinema

Hiddleston takes on Hank Williams in "I saw the light"

Tom Hiddleston may be hot property right now but his portrayal of American music icon Hank Williams in “I saw the light” has not been without

Economy

Starwood Hotels bidding war hots up as Anbang raises the stakes

China's Anbang raises offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts to almost $14 billion, trying to see off Marriott International's bid.

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USA: the Obamas host annual Easter egg roll

Thousands of children descended upon the White House, on Monday for the annual Easter Egg Roll. President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

USA

Seattle's famous #ManInTree charged with mischief

A man who refused for 25 hours to climb down from a tree in Seattle in the US has been charged with malicious mischief and assault. Cody Lee Miller’s

USA

US: Georgia governor vetoes controversial 'religious freedom' bill

A US state governor is vowing to block a controversial, so-called religious freedom bill. Under it, no pastor in Georgia can be forced to perform a

USA

US Capitol shooting: suspected gunman and bystander injured

A suspected gunman – known to police – has been wounded in a shooting in the grounds of the US Capitol building in Washington. It happened in the

Cuba

Fidel Castro rejects thaw between Cuba and US

Ex-president pens letter hostile to Barack Obama's overtures

Mexico

El Chapo's alleged money man detained

Juan Manuel Alvarez, suspected of laundering money for recaptured drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been detained in southwest Mexico, and

Cinema

"Midnight Special" sees Nichols enter big league

A father-son action escape movie firmly in sci-fi territory sounds like potentially dodgy ground, but this is the big return of Mud“s Jeff Nichols

USA

US primaries: Sanders challenges Clinton to debate on home turf

We “do have a path to victory” Bernie Sanders declared fresh off the back of three west-coast triumphs. Last night @BernieSanders won in Hawaii

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Mexico: Donald Trump on fire

An effigy of US Republican candidate Donald Trump is burned in Mexico City as part of an Easter ritual. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Sport

Murray needs new ball after blowing up at umpire

Andy Murray advances in Miami despite a break point strop with the umpire over a womens’ ball that mistakenly got in the mix. Murray lost that game

USA

Going West: Sanders wins big in Hawaii

Bernie Sanders has cleaned up in the western state caucuses, making a dent in Clinton's lead for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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