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Jury selection begins in Boston bombing trial

Jury selection has begun in the trial of Boston marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of killing three people and injuring 260 others

05/01/2015

USA

Sunshine and love Florida lifts statewide ban on same- sex marriage

Florida becomes the 36th US state to allow same sex marriage with the county of Miami-Dade leading the way. The ruling came after a judge lifted her

05/01/2015

Sport

Two US ski hopefuls die in Austrian avalanche

Team USA ski hopefuls Ronnie Berlack and Bryce Astle have died in an avalanche in the Austrian Alps while skiing close to their base near Soelden

05/01/2015

USA

Why the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is expected to be so difficult

05/01/2015

USA

Boston Marathon bombing trial: Jury selection begins

The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man accused of the Boston Marathon bombing, begins today, (Monday January 5), starting with jury selection

05/01/2015

Culture news

Secretly shoot your marriage proposal in the Big Apple

‘I’m like a spy,’ says self-appointed engagement photographer Vlad Leto. For the past few years, the 30-year old Russian has been secretly taking

05/01/2015

USA

Boston Marathon bomber trial begins with jury selection

Jury selection begins on Monday (Jan.5)in the trial of the man accused of carrying out the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. Twenty-one-year-old Dzhokar

05/01/2015

USA

New York police snub mayor at funeral of slain officer Wenjian Liu

A sea of blue uniforms filled the streets of New York in honour of Wenjian Liu, the second of two police officers murdered last month. As with the

04/01/2015

North Korea

North Korea rejects 'hostile' US sanctions

North Korea has slammed the decision of the US to impose fresh sanctions against them, labeling Washington’s policies as ‘hostile’ and ‘repressive’

04/01/2015

Sport

Gerrard confirms stateside move

A move stateside has been confirmed by Steven Gerrard after he announced on Friday he was leaving Anfield at the end of the season. “It will be

03/01/2015

USA

Seven-year old sole survivor of small plane crash in US

A seven-year-old girl has emerged as the only survivor of a plane crash which killed her family in the US state of Kentucky. The girl, who is yet to

03/01/2015

USA

US slaps extra sanctions on North Korea in response to Sony hack

US President Barack Obama has authorised additional sanctions against North Korea in what he said was the first US response to the cyber attack on

02/01/2015

USA

Mario Cuomo, former three-time governor of New York, has died

One of the most revered figures in US democratic politics has died. Mario Cuomo, the former three-time governor of New York, was 82. His death came

02/01/2015

USA

Prince Andrew named in underage 'sex slave' case

02/01/2015

USA

Philadelphia:The Mummers parade

Sequins, feathers and outlandish costumes were the order of the day in Philadelphia as the city celebrated the New Year with the traditional Mummers

02/01/2015

USA

10th Annual Key West Daschund Walk

About 175 dogs and their owners participated tenth annual Key West Dachshund Walk. Dachshunds are the short legged, long bodied canines that are part

02/01/2015

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California: Rose parade floats in full bloom for annual event

01/01/2015

USA

Two-year-old boy kills mother with her own pistol in US Walmart store

Authorities in the US investigate the fatal shooting of a woman by her two-year-old son in a Walmart store

31/12/2014

USA

Bush Sr. leaves hospital after breathing difficulties

Former US President George Bush Sr has left hospital in Houston after a week-long stay brought on by breathing difficulties. Bush, who is aged 90, is

31/12/2014

USA

Luise Rainer, first winner of back-to-back Oscars, dies aged 104

Luise Rainer, star of Hollywood’s golden era, has died at the age of 104. German-born Rainer famously became the first person to win back-to-back

30/12/2014