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USA

Wildfire destroys scores of homes in Northern California

A wildfire which spread into a small Northern California town over the weekend has destroyed more than 175 homes and businesses.

16/08/2016

USA

Trump's campaign chief linked to Kyiv cash scandal

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau say secret documents link Paul Manafort, Donald Trump's campaign manager, to $12.7m in 'off the books payments' from the party of ousted president Viktor Yanu

15/08/2016

USA

Louisiana flooding: at least five dead, 20,000 rescued

In Louisiana, at least five people are now confirmed dead and thousands displaced after massive flooding swept the southern US state.

15/08/2016

USA

US: man shot by police was holding loaded gun

The incident has sparked an outbreak of arson and rock-throwing in the city, which is in the state of Wisconsin.

15/08/2016

USA

Police officer in Milwaukee shooting "acted lawfully"

A police officer who fatally shot a black suspect in the US city of Milwaukee appears to have acted lawfully, according to a senior police official.

15/08/2016

USA

New York Muslims accuse Trump for stoking Islamophobia over imam's death

Residents of Queens in New York gathered at the mosque where just hours earlier an imam and his assistant were shot dead.

14/08/2016

USA

Violent protests in Milwaukee after police shoot dead armed suspect

Anger has erupted into violence in the US city of Milwaukee, after police shot and killed an armed suspect.

14/08/2016

USA

Dramatic video emerges of rescue in flood-hit Louisiana

Severe flooding in Louisiana has claimed a third life.

14/08/2016

USA

'Hate crime' denounced as New York imam and assistant are shot dead

A Muslim imam and his assistant were gunned down and killed while walking home from afternoon prayers on Saturday, according to reports from New York.

14/08/2016

USA

Trump on Obama and ISIL: "I was being sarcastic but..."

So, he was being sarcastic…sort of.

13/08/2016

Afghanistan

Afghan-Pakistan ISIL leader killed in US drone strike

ISIL’s leader in Afghanistan and Pakistan has been killed in a US drone strike.

12/08/2016

Sport

Biles achieves new levels of greatness

Simone Biles, one of the undoubted stars of these Olympics, has won the all-round Gymnastics Gold medal for America, with teammate Aly Raisman taking silver.

12/08/2016

Brazil

Michael Phelps: the making of a golden athlete

Michael Phelps latest gold medal wins polish his reputation as the most successful male swimmer in Olympic history.

12/08/2016

Brazil

Carl Lewis calls on star athletes to take a stand against doping in Rio

In Rio, former Olympic champion Carl Lewis wants to tackle doping head on.

12/08/2016

USA

Dozens of Republicans say party should stop funding Trump

In an open letter, 70 Republicans warn Trump's divisive campaign risks turning the presidential election into a Democratic landslide.

12/08/2016

Libya

Securing Sirte

Libyan forces battling to oust ISIL from Sirte have seized a key symbol of the militant group's authority in the city.

11/08/2016

USA

No mercy for marijuana

The US Drug Enforcement Administration has denied requests to loosen the classification of marijuana as a dangerous drug with no medical use.

11/08/2016

No Comment

Time to hug for migrants and their families

Families divided by the US-Mexico border reunite after a gate in the fence temporarily opens up in Ciudad Juarez.

11/08/2016

Turkey

Erdogan tells USA to choose 'Gulen terror group' or Turkey

The Turkish president is calling on the United States to choose between Turkey or FETO, an acronym for what Ankara calls the ‘Gulen Terror Group’.

11/08/2016

Brazil

Third gold swimming medal for Ledecky on Day 5 of Rio Olympics

On Day 5 of the Rio Olympics, Spain’s Mireia Belmonte won the 200 metres butterfly, making her the first Spanish woman to win an Olympic swimming gold medal.

11/08/2016