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'Unshackled Trump' goes on the counterattack

It was a defiant Donald Trump who turned up at his rally in Florida .

12/10/2016

USA

Thousands evacuated from flooded Carolinas

Days after strong winds brought by Hurricane Matthew battered the eastern seaboard of the United States and flooding has displaced thousands of people in North…

12/10/2016

USA

Trump defiant as Clinton rides high in the polls

One looks on track for the White House as the other’s campaign seems to be spiralling out of control.

11/10/2016

United Kingdom

Stephen King steps in to calm the creepy clown craze

Horror writer steps in to calm concerns after a spate of creepy clown sightings across the US and Europe.

11/10/2016

World News

Hollywood actress arrested at pipeline protest

Shailene Woodley has been arrested in North Dakota while protesting against a planned pipeline that Native Americans say will desecrate sacred land and damage the environment.

11/10/2016

USA

Trump and Clinton ramp up attacks after brutal debate

Both US presidential nominees remained in attack mode following Sunday’s brutal televised debate as they held separate rallies in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

11/10/2016

USA

Clinton and Trump exchange low blows

The bitter and at times downright puerile exchanges that have characterised this year's US elections have reached new lows

10/10/2016

World

Trump goes low as US politics gets personal and poisonous

"For more on that heated debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump we are joined now by our Washington correspondent Stefan Grobe."

10/10/2016

Cult

Paris museum chronicles racism in African-American art

‘The Color Line’ at Paris’ Quai Branly is an exhibition on segregation and racism in the United States portrayed by African-American artists over the past…

10/10/2016

United Kingdom

Killer clown antics potentially harmful to both pranksters and victims

A flurry of so-called ‘killer clown’ sightings across the US, UK and elsewhere has prompted best-selling author Stephen King to appeal for anti-clown sentiment to be…

10/10/2016

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USA: wife-carrying competition

The city of Newry, Maine, has held the latest edition of the North American Wife Carrying Championship.

10/10/2016

USA

Three takeaways from the second presidential debate

10/10/2016

USA

More senior Republicans dump Trump

More than 30 senior Republicans have withdrawn support from Donald Trump after his obscene comments were aired across America.

09/10/2016

USA

Matthew weakens to post-tropical storm as it batters the US

Matthew continues to batter the United States, slamming into North Carolina and Virginia overnight.

09/10/2016

USA

Trump and Clinton trade insults in bitter presidential debate

Donald Trump has dismissed obscene remarks he made about women in a 2005 video which came to light on Friday as “locker room talk”.

09/10/2016

Yemen

'More than 140' killed in airstrike on Yemen funeral

Houthi officials blame Saudi-led warplanes for an airstrike as thousands of mourners gathered in Sanaa. The Arab coalition denies involvement.

09/10/2016

USA

Donald Trump's running mate "cannot defend him"

Even the Republican’s Vice Presidential nominee Mike Pence failed to come to Donald Trump’s aid after a recording of him making lewd comments about groping women was watched across…

08/10/2016

USA

Matthew rolls across east US coastline

Deadly hurricane Matthew has lost some of its punch after it made landfall in the US state of South Carolina.

08/10/2016

USA

Russia denies US cyber attacks

Russia angrily denies US accusations that it's launched a campaign of cyber attacks to influence the outcome of the American election.

08/10/2016

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The devastating impact of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti

Aerial footage shows destruction along Haitian coast after Hurricane Matthew.

08/10/2016