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Yellen defends Federal Reserve against Trump bias accusations

Janet Yellen, the head of the US central bank, has defended it against accusations from Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump saying: "The Federal Reserve is not politically compromised".

Syria

Syria's Assad says US 'lacks will' to work with Russia to defeat terrorists

Embattled Syrian President Bashar al Assad has hit out at the US, saying it has no will to work with Russia to defeat ISIL and other groups seen as terrorist in…

USA

US protests turn violent as anger at police killings boils over

Protests turned violent for a second night in Charlotte, North Carolina following a fatal shooting of black man by police.

USA

State of emergency in Charlotte after protests over police shooting turn violent

Violence erupted for a second night in the US city of Charlotte following a fatal shooting of black man by police.

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USA

US decides: Trump vs Clinton - Grobe's view

With just days to go before the first US presidential debate between Republican candidate Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, Euronews Washington correspondent Stefan Grobe checks i

Sport

Hosts Canada eliminate Team USA from World Cup of Hockey

Canada condemned the United States to an early exit from the World Cup of Hockey following a 4-2 victory in their second game of group A in Toronto.

Syria

Claim and counterclaim as US and Russia row over destroyed aid convoy

The short lived truce in Syria brokered by the US and Russia is in tatters after a UN aid convoy was destroyed.

USA

Protests over latest fatal shootings by US police

At least a dozen police officers and several demonstrators have been hurt in violent protests following the fatal shooting of a black man in North Carolina.

USA

"L.A. Confidential" director Curtis Hanson found dead

Movie director Curtis Hanson, who won an Oscar for “LA Confidential”, was found dead in his California home on Tuesday (September 20), the Los Angeles Police Department…

USA

New York bomb suspect is formally charged

US prosecutors have formally charged Ahmad Rahami, the suspect who was arrested after weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey in which 29 people were…

Economy

Transatlantic trade deals trigger Brussels demo

Several thousand farmers, activists and trade unionists held a protest outside EU buildings in Brussels in the latest demonstration against planned transatlantic free trade…

USA

Brangelina breaks-up! Angelina Jolie files for divorce from Brad Pitt

Brangelina is no more.

Sport

Russia puts Team North America to the sword

Russia bounced back from their opening defeat to Sweden by downing Team North America 4-3 in their second group B encounter of the the 2016 World Cup of Hockey.

USA

Obama to give green light for self-driving cars on US highways

The Obama administration is due to unveil a policy framework to govern the development of self-driving cars.

Turkey

Erdogan says US 'should not harbour a terrorist' like Gulen

The Turkish president, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, has accused the United States of “harbouring a terrorist” by refusing to hand over the exiled cleric Fethullah…

USA

Donald Trump Jr's Skittles gaffe provokes outrage on Twitter

A tweet by Donald Trump Jr, the presidential candidate’s son, has provoked outrage.

Economy

Federal Reserve policy meeting starts - interest rate hike not expected

Policymakers at the US central bank, the Federal Reserve, started a two day meeting on Tuesday. A majority of economists expect its benchmark main interest rate to be left unchanged.

North Korea

North Korea successfully tests high-powered rocket engine

North Korea has announced the testing of a new high-powered rocket engine for a geo-stationary satellite.

USA

Police knew Manhattan bomber as a "noisy neighbour" due to local complaints

Neighbours and acquaintances of the Manhattan bombing suspect Ahmad Khan Rahami have described him as a familiar resident of their community who helped in the family-run chicken…

Turkey

Syria: Turkish 'safety zone' could span 5,000 square kilometres

Turkey’s so-called ‘safety zone’ in Syria could eventually span an area of 5,000 square kilometres, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said.

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