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Cuba

US hopes talks with Cuba could restore ties by April

US-Cuban talks enter a new round next week with news that the US State Department is reportedly looking at speedy ways to remove the country from its

14/03/2015

USA

Video of vicious teenage beating as crowd looks on goes viral in US

13/03/2015

World

More than a feeling: the benefits of multisensory learning

Traditional approaches to education rely mainly on two of our senses – seeing and hearing. But new experimental methods involving all five have been

13/03/2015

Cinema

Shailene Woodley returns in Divergent Series sequel 'Insurgent'

Shailene Woodley and Theo James are back as Tris and Four in ‘Insurgent’ – the second instalment in The Divergent Series. The film is set in a

13/03/2015

USA

Ferguson: Tensions run high amid hunt for police officer attackers

Protesters have gathered outside the local police headquarters in Ferguson, Missouri, once again to demand justice. The demonstration was held on

13/03/2015

USA

Steinmeier: Minsk process no guarantee for success but without alternative

12/03/2015

USA

Ferguson shootings: Debate on race relations reignites in US

Fifty years after the historic Selma to Montgomery marches, the debate on race relations in the US has flared up once again. A few dozen

12/03/2015

USA

Ferguson: Police officers conscious, but mixed reports on location of shooter

The debate on race relations reignites: two US officers are shot in Ferguson, Missouri, as Police Chief Thomas Jackson resigns over claims of widespread racial bias within the force.

12/03/2015

USA

Writer, director of 'Still Alice', Richard Glatzer dies at 63

12/03/2015

USA

USA: two police officers shot in Ferguson, both conscious

Two police officers have been shot in Ferguson, Missouri, as protesters dispersed from a protest near a police station.

12/03/2015

USA

Ferguson police chief quits after federal report into Michael Brown shooting

The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri has become the latest official to resign following last year’s fatal shooting of the unarmed black teenager

12/03/2015

Ukraine

US to send more non-lethal aid to Ukraine

Washington officials are quoted as saying that equipment worth $75m is to be sent in the coming weeks, to help Ukrainian forces fight pro-Russian separatists.

11/03/2015

Russia

NATO reinforces Baltic presence as tensions rise with Russia

Hundreds of US armoured vehicles have been arriving in Latvia, with thousands of troops to follow. The deployment comes amid efforts to reassure

11/03/2015

USA

Hillary Clinton moves to defuse 'emailgate' scandal

Hillary Clinton says she regrets using her private email account for government business during her time as US Secretary of State. Clinton has been

10/03/2015

Culture news

Queen of Pop's leaked new album 'Rebel Heart' now out in full

At 56, Madonna proves her staying power as a creative force and an enduring pop icon with her new album, ‘Rebel Heart’. The Queen of Pop says her

10/03/2015

Business Series

Industry relief over oil prices - but can it last?

February saw the first monthly increase in oil prices after seven months of steep declines. Is the oil industry out of the woods, or is there more trouble ahead?

10/03/2015

USA

Obama urges robust monitoring of Ukraine ceasefire

US President Barack Obama has called for effective international monitoring of the ceasefire in Ukraine. During a visit by EU Council President

10/03/2015

USA

US: Marijuana hurled into road during high-speed chase

Bundles of marijuana have been thrown from a vehicle during a high-speed chase in the US state of Arizona. The 100 mile-per-hour pursuit was captured

10/03/2015

USA

Co-creator of 'The Simpsons' dies

A co-creator of the long-running hit animated series “The Simpsons” has died. Sam Simon, who had been battling colon cancer, was 59. After being

09/03/2015

USA

Oklahoma students protest over racist video

09/03/2015