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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…

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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.

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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.

USA

'Game of Thrones' scores 12 Emmys

Fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones” won the top Emmy for a second straight year on Sunday (September 18), fending off challenges from newcomers.

USA

New Yorkers say it's "business as usual" following Manhattan blast

All New York blast victims released from hospital * Reports of arrests denied by FBI * As the investigation and media attention goes on around them, New Yorkers who have endured the…

USA

NY blast: search for the bomber

Investigators are sifting through blast remnants and video footage at the scene of an explosion in New York that injured 29 people.

USA

ISIL claims Minnesota attack

The ISIL-affiliated news agency Amaq says one of the group's followers carried out the stabbing attack that wounded at least eight people at a shopping mall in the US state of Minnesota on Saturday.

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Who'll pay the laundry bill? 'Dinner in white' attracts thousands in New York

Thousands of people attended a ‘Diner en Blanc’ event in New York.

USA

New York explosion and suspect: what we know

Ahmad Khan Rahami, the 28-year-old resident of New Jersey and the prime suspect of planting bombs in New York City and New Jersey, has been captured by police.

USA

Eight injured and suspect killed following stabbings in St Cloud, Minnesota

Eight people have been injured and a suspect killed following stabbings at a shopping centre in St Cloud, Minnesota.

USA

At least 29 people injured in 'intentional blast' in New York

At least 29 people have been injured in an explosion in New York, which officials say appears to have been intentionally triggered.

USA

US: Pipe bomb explodes on route of charity road race

In the US, a pipe bomb has exploded along the route of a charity road race in aid of military veterans and their families.

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Almost a billion litres of radioactive water leak through sinkhole

Around 980 million litres of radioactive waste water have escaped from a fertiliser plant through a sinkhole.

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