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"Facebook killer" suspect found dead in car

Murder suspect Steve Stephens who police say posted a video of himself on Facebook shooting an elderly man in the US has been found dead

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Soaring through the sky in San Diego

Yoshihide Muroya of Japan won the second Red Bull Air Race World Championship of his career with a victory in the second round of the 2017 championship series held in San Diego, California, United Sta

Japan

The US talks trade with Tokyo

The US vice president is in Japan for talks. Mike Pence is also hoping to reassure Tokyo, a key ally, amid rising tensions over North Korea.

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Executions halted by Arkansas Supreme Court as politicians race to carry out death sentences

The Supreme Court of Arkansas has halted two executions mere hours before they had been scheduled to take place.

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North Korea

North Korea UN envoy warns of possibility of nuclear war

North Korea has accused the US of ‘creating a situation where nuclear war could break out at any time’.

USA

FLOTUS steals the show at White House Easter egg roll

US President Donald Trump, his wife Melania and their 11-year-old son Barron have launched their first White House Easter egg roll.

South Korea

North Korea: "era of strategic patience is over" says US VP Pence

Mike Pence has visited the demilitarised border between North and South Korea on the first stop of a four-nation Asia tour.

USA

Cleveland manhunt for 'Facebook-Live killer'

Police in Cleveland Ohio have called for a suspect who broadcast a video of himself live on Facebook killing an elderly man, to turn himself in.

North Korea

USA: Pence calls North Korea failed missile test a 'provocation' on visit to Seoul

The launch came a day after Pyongyang held a grand military parade, displaying what appeared to be new long-range ballistic missiles.

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April the giraffe, mother and internet star

After weeks of suspense, April the giraffe finally gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday (April 15), delighting hundreds of thousands of people who have been monitoring a live cam feed from a New York

North Korea

North Korea tries and fails to launch a missile

North Korea tried and failed to launch a test missile on Sunday, hours after showing off its latest military hardware at a Pyongyang parade.

USA

Trump urged to show his tax returns by protesters US-wide

Protesters in the United States staged nationwide ‘Tax March’ events on Saturday, demanding that President Donald Trump finally release his tax returns.

Afghanistan

Afghan officials: US bomb killed more ISIL fighters than thought

The number of militants who died in this week's huge US bomb attack has been revised upwards by officials to over 90.

USA

Legal rulings halt Arkansas 'assembly line' executions

What critics branded an ‘assembly line of executions’ by the US state of Arkansas has been put on hold after separate court rulings.

USA

Critics slam 'assembly line executions' in Arkansas

Tension is rising in Arkansas as it prepares to put seven prisoners to death over an 11 day period starting from Monday.

USA

Wikileaks slammed by CIA

Wikileaks is a non-state "hostile intelligence service" often abetted by state actors, according to the agency's director.

North Korea

Global tensions continue to climb over North Korea

China says tension over Pyongyang has to be stopped from reaching an "irreversible and unmanageable stage".

USA

Fire breaks out at Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas

The Las Vegas strip was forced to close temporarily after a fire erupted at the world-famous Bellagio hotel.

Afghanistan

Dozens of militants killed by US mega bomb - Afghan defence officials

At least 36 suspected ISIL militants are thought to have been killed when the US dropped "the mother of all bombs" in Afghanstan.

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New York banker digs deep to visit Titanic wreckage

For over a century the tragic fate of the Titanic has been part of sea-faring folklore, stirring emotions and many inspiring books and films, including 1n 1997 one of the most successful in Hollywood…

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