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Carson and Fiorina enter crowded race for Republican presidential nomination

Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson is one of two more candidates to announce they are running for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. Tea party

USA

Texas shooting suspect sent out tweets ahead of cartoon attack

US authorities are investigating possible links between gunmen shot dead by police at an anti-Muslim event near Dallas and international terrorist

Germany

Merkel defends BND amid NSA spy scandal

The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has made her first public comments on a spying scandal that has gripped the nation for weeks. The country’s

Cinema

Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara join forces in Hot Pursuit

‘Hot Pursuit’ is a new comedy starring Reese Witherspoon as an uptight police officer charged with protecting the widow of a drug lord, played by

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Billy Bob Thornton goes back to rock'n roll with Boxmasters' new allbum

Between acting, writing and directing, Billy Bob Thornton was a musician long before he became a movie star and has been releasing music alone and

USA

Texas police probe identity of Prophet cartoon contest suspects

Texas police shot dead two gunmen who opened fire on Sunday outside an exhibit of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad, organized by an anti-Islamic group and billed as a free-speech event.

USA

Baltimore's problems aren't just about racism, nor just about Baltimore

USA

John Kerry's 'selfie' pose with baby elephant in Kenya

Once a politician, always a politician – which means never miss a photo opportunity. US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kenya to offer help

USA

Two gunmen shot dead at art show featuring Mohammad cartoons in Texas

Two gunmen have been shot dead in a shooting incident in Texas. The men had opened fire outside the Curtis Culwell Center in the city of Garland

USA

Baltimore mayor lifts nighttime curfew, thanks locals for patience

Sport

Mayweather snuffs out Pacquiao challenge

The crowd did not like the result but Floyd Mayweather remains undefeated after 48 fights following his unanimous points decision against Manny

USA

Mayweather defeats Pacquiao in most lucrative fight ever

USA

Further arrests in Baltimore amid tension over death of Freddie Gray

At least a dozen people have been detained in the US city of Baltimore for allegedly breaking a nightly curfew. One man was apprehended with pepper

Syria

US-led airstrike kills 52 civilians, including 7 children

A group monitoring the conflict in Syria has reported fifty-two civilians have been killed by a single US-led airstrikes. The Syrian Observatory for

USA

Celebrations in Baltimore as six officers are charged with the death of African-American Freddie Gray

People celebrated in the US city of Baltimore on Friday after the announcement that six police officers have been charged in connection with the

USA

Blues legend B.B. King in hospice

Legendary blues guitarist B.B. King is in hospice care in Las Vegas less than a month after being taken to hospital with diabetes related issues. The

USA

Two more women accuse US comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assualt

Two more women have alleged that US comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them. Actress Lili Bernard and writer Sammie Mays made the allegations at

USA

The Good Wife given a Holywood star

Actress Julianna Margulies, star of the hit TV series The Good Wife, has been given a coveted star on the Holywood Walk of Fame. The actress adds

USA

Tributes paid to 'Stand By Me' singer Ben E. King

Friends, fans and the music industry have been paying tribute to Ben E. King, whose song 'Stand By Me' was voted one of the songs of the century in the US, who has died aged 76.

Germany

Snowden, Assange and Manning statues unveiled in Berlin

Taking a stand in Berlin’s Alexanderplatz are whistleblowers Chelsea Manning, Julian Assange and Edward Snowden. The life-size bronze statues were