Americas
Clinton recovers from email probe to regain poll lead over Trump
Hillary Clinton is six percentage points ahead of her rival Donald Trump in the latest US election poll - regaining the lead she held before last week’s...
Suspect in fatal ambush of two U.S. police officers is captured
Police in Iowa said they have captured a man suspected of killing two police officers hours earlier as they sat in their patrol cars in what authorities...
Two U.S police officers shot dead in separate ‘ambush-style’ attacks
Two police officers have been shot dead in Iowa in what authorities have described as separate “ambush-style” attacks.
Trump’s plans for first 100 days overshadowed by vow to sue his female accusers
Donald Trump is laying out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days as president but pointedly noting that he will find time to sue the numerous women...
Trump’s vow to sue his female accusers overshadows policy agenda
Donald Trump is laying out an ambitious agenda for his first 100 days as president but pointedly noting that he will find time to sue the numerous women...
Scores of barefoot prisoners on the run after guard killed in jailbreak
More than 170 inmates have escaped from a jail in Haiti after a mass prison break which left one guard dead.
At least 18 dead after riots break out in Brazilian prisons
At least 18 inmates died in two separate Brazilian penitentiaries during clashes between rival gangs, and authorities were investigating a possible connection...
Athlete Tyson Gay’s 15-year-old daughter shot dead
The 15-year-old daughter of Olympic sprinter Tyson Gay has been fatally shot in Kentucky, the athlete’s agent and authorities said Sunday.
Four killed as truck plunges 60ft off bridge into biker festival in park
Four people have been crushed to death after a truck plunged 60ft off a bridge into a crowded park below.
Matthew’s mess: Rescue crews try to reach 1,500; 530K still without power
The wrath of Hurricane Matthew continues to be felt across the Southeast United States, as flooding causes widespread damage.
Dakota Access pipeline work to resume near large protest
Construction on the four-state Dakota Access pipeline will resume on private land in North Dakota that’s near a camp where thousands of protesters...
Private Clinton speeches leaked in hacking blamed on Russia
Hillary Clinton told bankers behind closed doors that she favored “open trade and open borders” and said Wall Street executives were best-positioned...
Police release full video footage of black man being shot dead in Charlotte
Police have released the full footage of the fatal shooting of a black suspect in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Rain, wind lash out as Hurricane Matthew bears down on Haiti, Jamaica
Heavy rains from the outer bands of Hurricane Matthew drenched Jamaica and Haiti on Monday, flooding streets and sending many people to emergency shelters...
Colombia voters turn down FARC rebel referendum amid calls for renegotiation
Colombians narrowly rejected a peace deal with Marxist insurgents on Sunday, plunging the nation into uncertainty and handing a major defeat to President...
Trump ‘a genius’ if he did avoid paying taxes say supporters
Donald Trump may or may not have paid federal income taxes for years after losing nearly $916 million.
Colombians poised to vote ‘Yes’ as peace deal faces final hurdle
Colombians look set to back a peace accord with left-wing rebels in a referendum on Sunday, the final hurdle to a deal ending 52 years of war.
We thought we would be safe here: Anguish of mother of refugee killed by police
The anguished mother of a man killed by police has told of her despair at leaving violence-wracked Uganda only to have her son shot to death in suburban...
Dozens feared dead or injured as train ploughs into New Jersey station
Dozens of people are feared killed or injured after a train crashed into a station in New Jersey on Thursday.
Tens of thousands march against plans to legalise gay marriage in Mexico
Tens of thousands of people have marched through Mexico City in protest at president Enrique Pena Nieto’s push to legalise same-sex marriage.
Love and kisses: Mobster Al Capone shows softer side in prison letter to son
He has a reputation as one of America’s most ruthless gangsters. But it seems even Al Capone had a softer side.
Driver survives for three days beside dead girlfriend in wreckage of crashed car
A driver survived for three days alongside the body of his girlfriend after his car careered down a ravine and smashed into a tree.
Officers and protesters injured as violence erupts after latest police shooting
Several police officers have been injured during violent protests following the fatal shooting of a black man in North Carolina.
New York left shaken by ‘intentional’ explosion as second device found
An explosion rocked the bustling Chelsea district of Manhattan on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people in what authorities described as a deliberate,...
Eight people stabbed as ‘security guard’ knifeman goes on the rampage
A knifeman dressed as a security guard and chanting references to Allah stabbed eight people when he went on the rampage at a shopping centre.
Police fire 18 times to bring down suspect who sliced officer with meat cleaver
Police fired 18 bullets at a suspect armed with a meat cleaver in a crowded shopping street after he sliced open an off-duty detective’s jaw.
Wikileaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning wins fight for sex change surgery
Wikileaks whistleblower Chelsea Manning has ended a hunger strike after being given permission to have gender transition surgery.
Worker killed as he lands on car after 800ft fall from city’s tallest skyscraper
An electrician has died after falling more than 800ft (245 metres) from a Los Angeles skyscraper which will be the tallest on the West Coast once it is...
Finally, we are brothers: Pope and Patriarch bring an end to 1,000-year rift
The Pope and head of the Russian Orthodox Church have met for the first time in a historic encounter of reconciliation following a 1,000-year split in...
Snowmageddon 2: Capital in the firing line as monster blizzard bears down on US
Millions of Americans were braced on Friday for a monstrous blizzard which has sparked flight cancellations and shut down Washington’s public transport...
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