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Former NYC mayor Bloomberg 'to enter presidential race as independent'

Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York City, has told his aides to draw up plans for an independent campaign for the

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Monster snowstorm brings death and disruption to the US east coast

A huge blizzard is causing chaos to parts of the United States and it is due to continue all weekend. Blanketed in snow, The White House has never

USA

'Life-threatening blizzard' sweeps across US east coast

It’s being described as a blizzard of epic proportions. Snowstorm Jonas is sweeping across the east coast of the United States, carrying with it

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Turkey

US: Joe Biden slams Turkey for 'poor example' of freedom of expression

US Vice President Joe Biden has criticised Turkey for “setting a poor example” in the region concerning freedom of expression. The damning comments

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Oklahoma City cop gets life for two-year sexual assault rampage

Former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw has been sentenced to life for raping and sexually victimising African-American women. Last

Cinema

'Kung Fu Panda 3' hits silver screens

The third installment in the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ franchise is hitting the big screen. It sees Po reunite with his biological father and travel with him

USA

Eastern USA braces for "historic" snowstorm

The eastern seaboard of the United States is bracing itself for a great white storm forecasters are saying is of epic proportions. A metre of snow is

North Korea

North Korea holds US student accused of hostile act

North Korea says it has detained a US university student accused of committing an unspecified “hostile act”. The official KCNA news agency reported

USA

Two Iranian-Americans back on US soil following prisoner exchange

Amir Hekmati, one of five American citizens recently released from prison in Iran has returned home to Flint, Michigan. The ex-marine left Tehran on

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Syrian opposition accuses Moscow of hindering peace talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry has held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov ahead of next week’s peace negotiations on Syria. John

USA

Sarah Palin is Donald's trump card

Donald Trump's presidential campaign has received the backing of the former governor of Alaska, and fellow populist, Sarah Palin.

USA

Palin calls for voters to "stump for Trump"

Former Alaskan governor turned reality TV star, Sarah Palin has endorsed Donald Trump’s Republican presidential bid calling on people to “stump for

Iran

Iran's supreme leader warns against US 'deceit and treachery'

Iran’s supreme leader has welcomed the lifting of sanctions against Tehran. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that his country remain wary of its old

USA

Eagles guitarist and co-founder Glenn Frey dies aged 67

Tributes have poured in after the announcement that American guitarist Glenn Frey who was a founding member of the Southern California rock group

United Kingdom

British lawmakers debate a ban on Donald Trump entering the country

A petition to bar Donald Trump from entering Britain was the object of debate at Britain’s Houses of Parliament. More than 500,000 citizens put

USA

USA: Clinton expresses 'outrage' at Flint water contamination scandal

A water pollution scandal in the US has risen to the surface of this year’s presidential campaign. Lead-contaminated drinking water was piped to

Iran

Iran 1979-2016, sanctions not over yet

The international agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme, billed as ‘historic’, ended years of sanctions that challenged the Islamic Republic. Long

USA

Sanders tries to fry Hillary in final Democrat TV debate

The Democrat party contenders for the 2016 presidential nomination felt the Bern in their last TV debate in the US as Bernie Sanders laid into

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Showdown between Clinton and Sanders in Democratic debate

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