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Protests spread across the US over rebel flag

Protests are spreading across the US for the withdrawal of the Confederate battle Flag. In South Carolina many want it removed from the state house

24/06/2015

France

NSA "spied" on three French presidents - WikiLeaks

France media is awash with revelations that the United States’s National Security Agency (NSA) spied on three French presidents for a period of six

24/06/2015

USA

American Civil War flag offends many as symbol of slavery

Held for nine murders in Charleston, South Carolina, Dylann Roof has also fired up passions in the United States over the flying of a southern battle

23/06/2015

USA

Barack's use of N-word goes viral

23/06/2015

Cinema

'The Wolfpack' chronicles siblings' life locked away in NYC flat

‘The Wolfpack’ follows the incredible story of seven children who lived for 14 years locked away by their father in a New York flat. The film won the

23/06/2015

USA

Hollywood music man James Horner leaves mighty legacy

The film world is mourning the premature death of composer James Horner, who won two Oscars for his work on “Titanic”, and who was killed after his

23/06/2015

USA

Rapper P. Diddy arrested after 'gym weight attack'

23/06/2015

Business Series

Fed inaction on interest rates impacts on MENA markets

As many analysts anticipated the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in June. The biggest surprise was that Fed Chair Janet Yellen didn’t

23/06/2015

USA

Calls to "take it down" strengthen over Confederate flag in Charleston

South Carolina governor calls for lawmakers to remove rebel battle flag from State House following suspect in Charleston shooting embracing it as an emblem of white supremacy.

23/06/2015

USA

South Carolina governor calls for Confederate flag removal

22/06/2015

USA

Apple Music backs down for Taylor Swift

In terms of policy u-turns, this is a big one. Apple has reversed its decision not to pay royalties to recording artists during the three month free

22/06/2015

USA

Training key to reducing police killings across USA

In the United States, training new police recruits and veterans to hold their fire and give life a chance has moved up the national agenda. Las

22/06/2015

USA

Charleston demonstrates its unity following church massacre

The soul-searching continues in the USA following the Charleston church massacre, as does the public anger. People joined hands on Sunday across the

22/06/2015

Iran

Iran inflicts 2nd defeat on US volleyball team in Tehran

There have been celebrations in Tehran after Iran’s men’s volleyball team defeated the United States for the second time in a week . Their first

22/06/2015

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Memorial service in Charleston

21/06/2015

USA

US rocked by more shootings in wake of Charleston

Amid renewed debate over gun crime and weapon ownership in America, there have been two more shootings. In Detroit, one man was killed and nine other

21/06/2015

USA

Possible sighting of escaped US murderers

Police in New York state say they’re investigating a possible sighting of two convicted murderers who escaped from a maximum security prison. The two

21/06/2015

USA

Charleston church massacre: racist manifesto turns up online

Photos and a manifesto surfaced online on Saturday allegedly belonging to the suspect in the Charleston church massacre. A website showed Dylann Roof

21/06/2015

USA

Charleston shootings: Obama condemns 'blight' of racism in US

President Barack Obama has condemned what he’s described as the “blight” of racism in the US. It came as Dylann Roof, the Charleston church shootings

20/06/2015

Iran

Iranian volleyball match played despite a ban for female fans

Twelve thousand men watched the Iranian volleyball team beat the US in the world league series in Tehran on Friday night. But very few women were in

20/06/2015