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USA

US panel backs female libido drug with conditions

A drug to treat low female sexual desire should be approved under strict conditions, according to an influential panel in the US. The advisers to the

05/06/2015

USA

Huge cyber attack hits US government workers

US officials say hackers have broken into government computers and may have stolen the personal data of four million current and former federal

05/06/2015

USA

Rick Perry joins Republican race for the White House

Former Texas Governor Rick Perry joins the race for the White House for the second time. The Republican candidate hopes to do better than in 2012

04/06/2015

USA

FIFA scandal deepens as ex-VP reveals details of past transactions

Former FIFA vice president Jack Warner says he fears for his life and he has evidence that FIFA money was involved in the 2010 national election in

04/06/2015

USA

Breasts, buttocks and botox - the surprising trends in plastic surgery

04/06/2015

USA

Saving world football from dictators – the US and the FIFA scandal

04/06/2015

USA

Caitlyn Jenner and everything you need to know about sex changes

03/06/2015

USA

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.

02/06/2015

Iran

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

02/06/2015

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

02/06/2015

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.

02/06/2015

USA

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

01/06/2015

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

01/06/2015

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

01/06/2015

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

01/06/2015

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

01/06/2015

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

01/06/2015

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

01/06/2015

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

31/05/2015

China

Solar Impulse 2 begins Pacific crossing

31/05/2015