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USA

Forensic tests help secure freedom for Alabama death row inmate

After nearly 30 years on death row in Alabama, Anthony Ray Hinton is finally tasting freedom. Hinton, 58, was convicted of killing two fast-food

04/04/2015

Sport

Luna Rossa pull out of America's Cup over row about size of catamarans

A row over the size of the yachts challenging for the America’s Cup has intensified. Italian challenger Luna Rossa, backed by luxury goods group

03/04/2015

USA

Fire destroys General Electric centre in Kentucky

A fire erupted on Friday morning (April 3) at General Electric’s (GE) Appliance Park in Louisville, Kentucky, shutting down production at the

03/04/2015

USA

US average hourly earnings increase 7 cents

US employers added the fewest number of jobs in more than a year in March. That could heighten concerns over the recent slowdown in economic growth

03/04/2015

USA

Sailor missing at sea for 66 days reunites with family

A 37-year-old sailor who has been missing for 66 days was finally located on a capsized boat 200 miles off the coast of the US state of North

03/04/2015

USA

Huge fire consumes General Electric factory in Kentucky

03/04/2015

Iran

Iran nuclear deal outline - is the marathon finally over?

03/04/2015

USA

Chomsky - a rebel with a cause

03/04/2015

USA

Missing US sailor rescued after 66 days at sea

03/04/2015

Iran

Washington's patience runs thin as Iran nuclear talks overrun

As the talks with Iran over its nuclear programme stretch out, American patience is running thin. Domestically it is getting increasingly

02/04/2015

USA

Arkansas governor enters fray over controversial US religious freedom bill

US governor bows to protests and reverses his support for a religion bill which could discriminate against gays and lesbians.

01/04/2015

USA

California rations water during worst droughts on record

The US state of California is introducing mandatory water restrictions in the face of record-breaking drought. State Governor Jerry Brown has

01/04/2015

Switzerland

World powers struggle to strike deal with Iran over nuclear programme

The talking was supposed to have ended on Tuesday night, but world powers are still trying to strike a deal with Iran over its disputed nuclear

01/04/2015

Cinema

New Robert Altman documentary honours an American cinema giant

One of world cinema’s greats, the late American director Robert Altman, gets an overdue documentary from filmmaker Ron Mann, which offers an in-depth

01/04/2015

World News

Worldwide death sentences on the rise but executions drop - Amnesty Intl.

The number of executions dropped in 2014 compared to a year before but the number of people given death sentences rose sharply, says Amnesty.

01/04/2015

USA

L.A. firefighters battle blaze in Apple Valley

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Apple Vally which lies about 140 km east of Los Angeles . Mandatory evacuations were ordered in the area

01/04/2015

Iran

Midnight deadline comes and goes but there is still hope of a nuclear deal with Iran

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says a deal curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions has been reached. The Russian minister left the Swiss hotel in

01/04/2015

Iran

'Fifty-fifty chance of reaching a nuclear deal with Iran' as deadline for a deal looms

Six world powers and Iran are still struggling to reach a preliminary nuclear deal with only hours to go before a self-imposed deadline. Gloom set

31/03/2015

Sport

Tiger Woods falls outside top 100

For the first time since 1996 Tiger Woods has fallen outside of the top 100 in golf’s world rankings. The 14-times major champion last featured on

30/03/2015

USA

USA: Deadly shooting as car rams entrance gate at NSA spy agency

Guards have shot one man dead and seriously wounded a second after a car tried to force its way through the entrance gate of the United States

30/03/2015