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US activates controversial missile shield in Romania

America has switched on a controversial missile shield in Romania, incensing Moscow. The aim, it says, is to protect NATO countries from short and

USA

Trayvon Martin gun is up for auction

Owner George Zimmerman was cleared of murdering the unarmed teenager in 2012

Sport

Golden years Warriors defeat Portland in the NBA semis

The Golden State Warriors welcomed the Portland Trail Blazers to the Oracle Arena for game five in NBA Western Conference semi-finals.

USA

Trump seeks Republican leaders support

To endorse or not endorse? That’s likely to be a question uppermost on many Republican party leaders minds, when Donald Trump heads to Capitol Hill

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Sport

Thunder claps ring out over San Antonio in the NBA playoffs

Once again at the AT&T Center San Antonio Spurs fans saw their side suffer another defeat in the NBA Western Conference playoff semifinals.

Culture news

Justin Timberlake goes for the summer sound with Can't Stop the Feeling

Justin Timberlake will be first non-contestant to take the stage of the Eurovision Song Contest when he sings his first released single in three

Russia

Russia gives heroes welcome to Cuban spies

Known as 'The Cuban Five', they were recently released by the US after 15 years in prison for espionage, as part of the thawing of relations between the former Cold War foes.

Sport

Stephen Curry the hottest MVP in NBA history

Stephen Curry has become the first ever unanimous MVP winner in NBA history.

Pakistan

Pakistan: Ex-PM's son rescued in Afghanistan

The kidnapped son of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani has been rescued in Afghanistan following a joint operation by Afghan and

Sport

Dwayne wades into the Raptors in the NBA semi-final playoffs

The Miami Heat entertained the Toronto Raptors and the home crowd in game four of the NBA Eastern Conference semi-final at the American Airlines

Cinema

"X-Men-Apocalypse" seeks franchise renewal

Some of the surviving X-Men cast turned up for what could be their last outing, “X-Men Apocalypse”, for its London premiere. Famke Janssen is long

Mexico

"El Chapo" moved to prison near US border

Is the world's most-wanted drug trafficker about to be extradited to the United States to face charges?

Business Series

Uber & Lyft exit Texas city of Austin over background checks for drivers

Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have have quit the Texas city of Austin after losing a vote that meant their drivers would be subject to fingerprint-based criminal background checks.

Culture news

Cyndi Lauper makes a Detour to sing Country

Pop singer, songwriter and Broadway musical composer Cyndi Lauper has been to Nashville to record “Detour,” a covers album that shows off the

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Trumping Trump in Oregon

Security was tight at a Eugene convention centre as a few thousand people arrived for a rally by Republican presidential presumptive nominee Donald

Italy

Rome protesters march against planned EU-US free trade deal

Protesters took to the streets of Rome on Saturday to say ‘No’ to TTIP, the sweeping free trade deal being negotiated between the European Union and

World News

Mexican drug lord 'El Chapo' is moved to jail near US border

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was moved from a jail in central Mexico on Saturday to a prison in Ciudad Juarez near the US border, in a move that appears

USA

US police officer in custody over multiple deadly shootings

A US policeman was arrested on Friday on suspicion of killing his wife and then carrying out two deadly shootings at shopping centres in the suburbs

Economy

US jobs gains hit seven month low in April

The US economy added the fewest number of jobs in seven months in April but it's not clear what effect that will have on the Federal Reserve's rate hike plans this year.

Sport

Raptors level with Heat before trip down south

It all went down to the final minute in an absorbing Game 2 of the Raptors-Heat rumble for the NBA’s Eastern Conference semi-finals. Toronto just