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USA Freedom Act passed by Senate and signed by President Obama, limiting NSA surveillance

The US Senate has passed the USA Freedom Act putting an end to the mass collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency.

Iran

Relatives of Americans held by Iran describe torture as lawmakers question nuclear deal

Cinema

Paper Towns feels very real

Paper Towns, starring Halston Sage, Cara Delevingne and Nat Wolff, is a coming of age tale. Halston Sage explained the plot: “I play a girl named

USA

US Secretary of State travels home following bicycle accident

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is set to receive medical treatment in Massachusetts for a broken leg.

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Texas cows rescued from floods

The sun has come out in parts of Texas, but large areas remain submerged. Several hundred stranded cattle had to be rescued from Liberty County, as

USA

Court win for Muslim woman denied job for wearing head scarf

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she was wearing a head scarf for religious reasons. Samantha

USA

USA 'Freedom Act' spying programme explained

US intelligence services’ sweeping surveillance powers, controversially exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, expired on Monday (June 1). The

Cinema

Inside Out gets warm reviews

Inside out is the latest release from Disney-Pixar, and was shown out of competition at Cannes this year. It is about a girl called Riley, whose

Cinema

Aloha: fun to make, fun to watch

Aloha, set in Hawaii, starring Emma Stone and Bradley Cooper, is a military rom-com. The two A-listers said that making the film really was as fun as

USA

US spying powers suspended after Senate setback

The US National Security Agency (NSA) has temporary lost its authority to collect bulk phone records. The surveillance programme made public by

USA

US Senate fails to act over controversial surveillance laws

The US Senate has failed to reach a deal over extending anti-terrorist laws that let its security services collect phone data. It means the law known

France

Kerry breaks leg in Alps bike accident

US Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his right leg in a cycling accident in the Alps near Scionzier, France. His injury has led him to cancel

China

Solar Impulse 2 begins Pacific crossing

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US Vice-President Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer

The son of the US Vice-President Joe Biden has died after a battle with brain cancer. Beau Biden, who was 46, was a former Attorney General in

USA

Martin O'Malley joins Democratic race for White House

Former Maryland Governor and Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley has joined the 2016 US presidential race, challenging Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

USA

Final farewell to B.B. King - with Lucille in attendance

The funeral of B.B. King has taken place in his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and not surprisingly the blues man was joined for his final

Switzerland

US and Iran seek common ground as nuclear deal deadline nears

US Secretary of State John Kerry has met his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in a bid to overcome obstacles to a final nuclear agreement, a

Sport

Hunt's perfect start continues in Texas

Britain’s Gary Hunt produced a stunning performance to make it three wins from three in this season’s Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Texas on

USA

Obama signs Texas disaster declaration after fatal flooding

President Obama has declared a state of emergency in parts of Texas stricken by floods following unprecedented rainfall. At least two dozen people in

USA

USA: Anti-Islam rally targets Arizona mosque

Demonstrators, some of them armed, have denounced Islam outside a mosque in the US state of Arizona. The provocative protest comes weeks after

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