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Trump supporters attempt to block 'Rust Belt' recount bid

President-elect Donald Trump and his supporters have launched a sudden robust attempt to derail efforts to secure vote recounts in three “Rust Belt” states.

World News

Lavrov tells UN: 'path clear' for aid to reach east Aleppo

Russia's foreign minister and his US counterpart John Kerry have mooted 'new ideas' on Syria during a meeting in Rome.

Economy

US jobless figures fall to nine-year low as employment stays stable

2016 likely to create less jobs but US unemployment to stay under 5% mark says US Bureau of Labour Statistics.

USA

Native Americans stand by Standing Rock Sioux to defy corporate interests

Standing Rock Sioux defy the diggers

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Victoria's Secret Paris show

Kendall Jenner, Bella and Gigi Hadid and Jasemine Tookes were among the Victoria’s Secret Models who lit up the runway in Paris’ iconic Grand Palais, in the first show in the French…

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New York department stores get into the holiday spirit

New York department stores continue the tradition of making elaborate displays for their shop fronts for the holiday season.

Cinema

The MoMA honours Spanish director Pedro Almodóva

Part of the party – snapshots for the media.

USA

Trump names James Mattis as US defence secretary

A spokesperson for the president-elect said no official decision has been made, although Mattis has been favourite for the job since Trump's election.

Russia

Russia needs 'friends' not 'enemies' Putin addresses the nation

Russia is committed to peace and cooperation, but will defend Russian interests.

USA

Watch: A thief was caught on camera stealing a bucket of gold flakes

New York police are searching for a green-clad man who swiped an 86-pound (39 kg) pail of gold flakes off an armored truck two months ago and disappeared with the estimated…

USA

Donald Trump to leave business 'in total' to concentrate on running the US

US President-Elect Donald Trump announces he will focus on the 'far more important task' of the presidency.

USA

Is Mitt Romney the future of US foreign policy?

Speculation over the future of US foreign policy reached new heights on Tuesday (November 29) when Mitt Romney – formerly a critic of Donald Trump – sat down for dinner with the…

USA

ISIL claims Ohio campus car and knife rampage

Students at Ohio State University remain shaken by Monday’s campus attack (Nov.

Sport

Stalemate in final of World Chess Championships forces rare tie-breaker

For only the third time in the history of the competition a tiebreaker will be needed to decide the World Chess Championships.

USA

Trump chooses Obamacare critic as Health Secretary

Tom Price, an outspoken critic of Obamacare, has been confirmed as the next US Health and Human Services Secretary.

USA

Police investigate if Ohio university attack was "terror related"

A student who drove his car into a crowd of pedestrians and then got out and stabbed several people has been identified as Abdul Razak Ali Artan.

USA

At least 10 injured in US campus shooting

At least ten people are reported to have been injured in the US state of Ohio in a rampage at Ohio State University. At least one attacker has been shot dead.

Cinema

Fans in Mexico get a taste of new 'Star Wars'

Star Wars fans were treated to the first twenty minutes of the franchise’s latest movie, ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’, at a special event in Mexico City.

Economy

OECD sounds optimistic about short-term global growth

The OECD's latest bi-annual economic outlook revised global growth up.

Cult

Breathing Light into distressed neighbourhoods

Some 200 abandoned homes in cities across New York State are being transformed into art installation as part of a new project entitled “‘Breathing…

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