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Brooklyn: An Irish girl torn between two lovers and two countries

Set in Ireland and America, Brooklyn is the story of young Ellis Lacey, played by Saoirse Ronan, who finds herself torn between two countries and two

Japan

Japanese tug-of-war over the fate of Okinawa US air base

The governor of Japan's southern Okinawa island has revoked a permit allowing the relocation of a US military base farther away from residents upset about its presence.

Syria

US airdrops military supplies to Syrian rebels

US forces have airdropped small arms ammunition and supplies to Syrian Arab rebels as part of a revamped American strategy. It’s barely two weeks

USA

In US 2016 election campaign, ‘climate change’ deeply divisive issue

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USA

No charges for US dentist who killed Cecil the African lion

Walter Palmer from the US who killed an African lion will not be charged. Officials in Zimbabwe said the dentist had obtained legal authority before

Business Series

Dell buys storage provider EMC

Dell has agreed the biggest takeover in technology history by buying the storage company EMC. The deal, worth nearly 60 billion euros, should help

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Yo-Yo Ma celebrates life - and 60 - with a new album

_Songs from the Arc of Life_ is Ma's latest release, a musical journey he shares with his long-time friend, pianist Kathryn Stott.

Afghanistan

US to seek to pay Kunduz hospital victims

The Pentagon has announced it will seek to compensate those injured and the families of those killed in a US air strike on a hospital in Kunduz

World News

US charter flights return to Cuba

The first charter flights from America in decades have landed in Cuba, Fourteen planes in all landed on Saturday bringing tourists in, and there are

USA

Louis Farrakhan celebrates the 20th anniversary of his landmark Million Man March in Washington

Twenty years after Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan led his first Million Man March on Washington he has commemorated the event, baptising it

Germany

Huge rally in Berlin says 'No' to EU-US trade deal

Organisers are hailing a huge success, claiming that 250,000 people marched in Berlin on Saturday to protest against proposed free trade deals

World News

US and Russia to resume talks on air safety over Syria

The US and Russia could resume talks on safety during air strikes over Syria as soon as this weekend, the Pentagon has announced. With both countries

USA

Obama met by pro-gun protests at scene of latest school shooting in Oregon

President Barack Obama travelled to Oregon on Friday to lend his support to the families of the latest victims of a school shooting. The shooting at

Syria

US suspends training programmes for Syrian rebels

The Pentagon has announced it is pausing its half-a-billion dollar training programme for Syrian rebels. It comes after recent news that the

USA

Two die in university shootings in the US

One person has been killed and another wounded in a shooting incident at Texas University, police said. A suspect has been taken into custody. The

Syria

Russia denies US claims cruise missiles malfunctioned over Iran

Twenty six cruise missiles were fired from four Russian ships on the Caspian sea. The attack has sparked an information war with the US. Washington

USA

Deadly shooting on college campus in Arizona

One person is dead and three others have been wounded in a college shooting in the US. An attacker is reported to have opened fire on the Northern

Cinema

Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford team up in 'Truth'

Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford team up in ‘Truth’, a political drama set in the lead-up to the 2004 US presidential election. It is based on the

USA

S. Carolina city to pay $6.5 million over police shooting of Walter Scott

US media reports officials in North Charleston have reached a $6.5 million settlement with the family of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man who was

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