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China 'staunch defender of cyber security,' Xi Jinping tells US

Fighting cyber crime is a priority for China, President Xi Jinping said in a speech in Seattle. The Chinese premier is in the US for a week-long

USA

Papal visit underway in US

Pope Francis has begun his first visit to the United States. The pontiff arrived from Cuba on board an Alitalia airliner at Joint Base Andrews in the

USA

Xi Jinping arrives in the US for week-long state visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in the United States to begin a a week-long visit that will culminate in an address to the UN General

Business Series

Volkswagen shares tumble in line with company's reputation

There are fears that the Volkswagen scandal could hit not just VW in the long-term, but the wider German and European car industry. In Germany the

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USA welcomes Pope Francis, after Cuba

The nearly 80 million Roman Catholics of the United States are rolling out the red carpet for Pope Francis. Hot on the heels of a weekend in

Germany

Volkswagen's 'Total Recall': oh yeah, we cheated

The world’s number one car maker’s image is taking a beating, and with it the very credibility of clean diesel technology. Volkswagen’s name has been

Cinema

Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara star in CGI-infused blockbuster 'Pan'

Starring Hugh Jackman as the legendary pirate Blackbeard and Rooney Mara as Tiger Lily, Pan is a live-action prequel of J. M. Barrie’s classic novel

Cuba

Pope Francis visits holy shrine on last full day in Cuba

Pope Francis ended his last full day in Cuba at the country’s holiest shrine, the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, outside the island’s second-largest

USA

Volkswagen admits it "totally screwed up" as emissions rigging scandal spreads

Volkswagen has admitted it ‘totally screwed up’ after rigging emissions tests for its diesel vehicles in the United States. The US Environmental

USA

Ben Carson called on to quit US presidential race over Islam remarks

Pressure is growing on Republican Ben Carson to quit the 2016 US presidential race after he said a Muslim should not be president. His remarks

USA

Volkswagen to face criminal investigation in US over emission fraud

Europe’s number one carmaker Volkswagen is bracing itself for the worst after it was caught cheating California’s stringent emissions tests. The

Economy

Volkswagen shares plunge 20% over US emissions scandal

Volkswagen has stopped marketing its Audi and VW diesel models in the United States, a spokesperson has told AFP. It came after regulators found some

Cinema

David Oyelowo stars in redemption thriller

‘Captive’ is a thriller based on the real story of Brian Nichols, who was on trial for rape in 2005 when he escaped from custody and murdered the

Cinema

Chewetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Margot Robbie in post-apocalyptic thriller

Set in a post-apocalyptic world somewhere in a southern US state, ‘Z For Zachariah’ stars ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’‘s Margot Robbie as the last

USA

Award-winning 'Game of Thrones' makes history at the Emmys

‘Game of Thrones’ was the big winner at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. HBO’s medieval fantasy series scooped the all-important best drama

USA

500,000 VW cars recalled for 'cheating' emissions tests

Germany’s number one carmaker Volkswagen is in deep trouble in the USA after Californian authorities ordered the recall of half a million cars

Sport

Moore and Fanning claim WSL titles at Trestles Beach

At the World Surf League at Trestles Beach, California it was Australia’s Mick Fanning and America’s Clarissa Moore that came away with the

Sport

Tiger undergoes succesful surgery he'll be back in 2016

USA

Trump under fire in US over Obama 'Muslim' comment

Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is under fire in the US for not correcting a man who said Barack Obama is a Muslim. It happened at one

Economy

Federal Reserve holds interest rates over global concerns

The US Federal Reserve has resisted the temptation to raise interest rates from zero percent. According to Fed Chair Janet Yellen recent global

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