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Elijah Blake takes centre stage with "Shadows & Diamonds"

Many songwriters have made entire careers writing for other performers. Only a few have emerged as stars in their own right after years of making

08/06/2015

USA

Convicted killers use power tools to escape maximum security prison near Canada

Convicted killers use power tools to escape maximum security NY prison near Canada Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on Saturday morning.

08/06/2015

USA

French ship Hermione arrives in Yorktown 234 years after helping USA gain independence

The French tall ship Hermione has crossed the Atlantic and arrived in Yorktown in the USA. It is a replica of the boat that took 5,500 French troops

06/06/2015

Syria

Fighting ISIL in Syria and Iraq

The US-led coalition has reportedly staged 17 air strikes on ISIL targets across Syria and Iraq, in the latest of daily assaults. The Command Joint

05/06/2015

Cinema

Jurassic World: dinos walk again

‘Jurassic World’ is the fourth in outing for the well-loved dinosaur drama, and when the film was premiered in Paris, the stars said that many of the

05/06/2015

Culture news

Nathan Sykes and Walk the Moon have new tunes out

Nathan Sykes used to be part of boy band The Wanted, who are now taking a break. But now he has released a solo single, “More Than You’ll Ever Know”

05/06/2015

USA

New US Middle East task force set to find new solutions to tackle ISIL

As the US-led coalition continues to hit ISIL targets in Iraq and Syria, the Obama administration’s strategy against the jihadists is becoming ever

05/06/2015

Culture news

Arab and Israeli musicians in sweet harmony

The Polyphony Foundation aims to bring young Arab and Jewish musicians together. The foundation was created in 2011 by New York residents Deborah and

05/06/2015

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