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Melania defends husband's "boy talk", Trump repeats "rigged election" claim

Melania Trump says husband's "boy talk" not the man she knows, Clinton faces fresh claim she used influence to ward off e-mail charges.

Business Planet

How the EU's Copernicus space programme is starting to pay off

Since Europe's 1998 decision to have its own Earth Observation system it has spent several billion euros putting the Copernicus programme's Sentinel satellites into space. Despite the huge costs the d

Next Series

Replacing animal testing with cultured human cells

Animal testing raises sometimes violently passionate debate and opposition, but for medical research surely it is sadly unavoidable? Perhaps not for much longer if European scientists' research bears

Syria

Russia gets permanent Syrian air base, ponders reopening Cuban and Vietnamese bases

Russia has ratified a treaty with Syria giving it a permanent air base and conferring diplomatic immunity on its forces there.

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Russia

Finland accuses Russia of probing its airspace, bomber flies south to Bilbao

Finland says Russian fighter jets have breached its airspace twice in one day.

Russia

Ten songs that angered governments

Governments have overreacted to pop songs long before Robbie Williams ruffled the Kremlin's feathers. Here's a few songs that have been banned for annoying the rich and powerful.

World News

Where now for Colombia's peace process after Santos Nobel prize?

Colombia's president has received the Nobel Peace Prize for a peace deal rejected at the weekend by his electorate. Can the deal be revived?

Philippines

Duterte says foreign critics can keep their aid, Philippines can "do without" America

To mark 100 days in power President Roberto Duterte of the Philippines says he does not care about US and EU threats to cut aid, and that his country does not need the Americans any more.

Syria

White Helmet rescuers fair game for ruthless Syrian regime says founder

Since 2013 volunteer rescue workers in the White Helmets organisation have been trying to save lives in the Syrian civil war. But Moscow and Damascus accuse them of being close to terrorist groups, an

USA

Guterres uncontested choice as 9th UN Secretary General

The United Nations' 15-member Security Council has unanimously decided to appoint former Portuguese prime minister Antonio Guterres, the former head of the UNHCR, as Secretary General, starting in 201

Economy

Austerity obsession is pushing EU into crisis warns Stiglitz

Joseph E. Stiglitz is a titan of world economics, the fourth most-cited, and extensively published and translated. The Nobel prizewinner holds positions in several of the world's leading universities,

USA

US band The Slants take lawsuit over name to Supreme Court

The Slants take fight over their name all the way to the US Supreme Court

World

Mission accomplished: Rosetta crash crowns ESA's historic achievement

The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission has come to a close with success after crash landing hits target

Israel

Israel and the world say goodbye to Shimon Peres

Former Israeli President Shimon Peres is laid to rest in Jerusalem as a host of world leaders gather in his memory.

USA

Scrapping Obama's JASTA veto could have unintended consequences for US

Families of 9-11 victims have just won a Congressional victory in the US, with the assembly overturning an Obama veto allowing them to sue Saudi Arabia. But what if foreign governments decide to use t

Sport

McIlroy wins richest prize in golf with stunning Atlanta assault

Rory McIlroy makes memorable last-round charge to win FedEXCup and Tour Championship crowns in Atlanta

Sport

Team Europe defy odds and beat Sweden to make World Cup of Hockey final

Team Europe beat Sweden but now face unstoppable Canada in World Cup of Hockey final

Syria

American-Russian Syrian diplomacy gets bogged down as bombs fall on Aleppo

Russia and the United States continue their stumbling diplomacy over Syria on the margins of the UN General Assembly, with little sign of progress.

Azerbaijan

Azeris asked to entrench Aliyev power in referendum vote

Monday sees Azeris going to a referendum vote on constitutional changes that have been criticised by the Council of Europe as posing a “serious risk to the balance of…

Turkey

Road rage on Istanbul bus leaves 11 in hospital

The latest example of road rage comes from Turkey, where an argument between a passenger and the driver on an Istanbul bus got out of hand, leaving 11 people…

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