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Mother of accused 'killer cop' Michael Slager speaks out

The mother of the white police officer charged with murdering Walter Scott, a black father-of-four, last week has spoken about the tragedy. Michael

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[Watch] Scary close-up footage of giant tornado in Illinois

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US and Cuba make history as Obama and Castro shake hands

Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro have made history – shaking hands in a symbolically charged gesture as they seek to restore ties after

World News

US State Dept. 'recommends removing Cuba' from terror sponsor list

As Presidents Barack Obama and Raul Castro arrived in Panama for the Summit of the Americas, reports said that the US State Department had

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Dashboard video captures build-up to deadly South Carolina police shooting

It starts out as a routine traffic stop. But newly-released pictures, filmed from the dashboard of policeman Michael Slager’s patrol car, show the

Poland

Polish court delays Polanski extradition decision

A Polish court has delayed making a decision over whether to extradite filmmaker Roman Polanski to the US over a 1977 child sex crime conviction.

USA

Bystander who recorded Walter Scott being gunned down speaks out

Feidin Santana captured a fatal police encounter with 50-year-old black man Walter Scott on his mobile phone. His video recording, which shows

Iran

Iran says all sanctions must be lifted for final nuclear deal

Iran says it will only sign up to a final nuclear deal, if all sanctions imposed on the country are lifted and all at the same time. It comes after

Jamaica

Obama makes first visit by a US president to Jamaica since 1982

It is the first official visit by a US president to Jamaica in more than 30 years. Barack Obama is in Kingston to attend a summit of the 15-member

USA

Calls for calm as South Carolina protesters voice their anger over shooting

Civil rights leaders have called for calm following the charging of a South Carolina police officer with murder for shooting a black man in the back

Afghanistan

US officer killed in shootout with Afghan soldier

An American officer has been killed in a shootout with an Afghan soldier in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan, according to a US official. NATO confirms

USA

Civil rights protests in North Charleston following fatal shooting of Walter Scott

Civil rights activists take to the streets of North Charleston as a white police officer is charged with murder following the fatal shooting of a black man

USA

US police and racial bias under the spotlight

Marches, vigils and die-ins became a familiar sight on the streets of US cities in 2014. A string of high-profile shootings involving white police

Afghanistan

American and Afghan killed in deadly shoot-out

USA

Walter Scott shooting: Police version vs amateur video version

USA

Rahm Emanuel wins second term as Chicago mayor

Barack Obama's former chief of staff has been re-elected for a second term as Mayor of Chicago

USA

U.S. police officer charged with murder for shooting black man

A video showed police officer Michael Slager shooting dead 50 year-old Walter Scott even as he appeared to be unarmed and running away from him.

USA

Republican Rand Paul launches 2016 bid for the White House

Rand Paul has put his name forward as a Republican presidential nominee. The Kentucky Senator has confirmed he wants to join the race to become the

USA

Political accusations fly over record Californian drought

A record drought in California is under the political spotlight, with a likely Republican presidential contender hitting out at environmentalists

Cinema

The witches of Salem are back in season 2

After the success of the first season, the witches of ‘Salem’ are back. Inspired by the infamous 17th century witch trials that took place in

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