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Trump calls off Chicago rally following violent clashes
Donald Trump calls off a rally in Chicago after protests against the Republican presidential front-runner led to violent clashes.
12 March 2016, 05:27 AM
Oil price 'may have bottomed out'
There is evidence that oil prices are stabilising and could even begin to rise again, the International Energy Agency has said.
11 March 2016, 15:04 PM
Files listing IS fighters are authentic: Germany
Thousands of files have surfaced with personal data on members of the Islamic State group — documents that might help authorities track down and prosecute foreign fighters who returned home after joining the extremists, or identify those who recruited them in the first place.
11 March 2016, 05:17 AM
First US uterus transplant fails
The first patient in the United States to receive a uterus transplant had to have the organ removed because of complication, the Cleveland Clinic announces Wednesday.
10 March 2016, 05:20 AM
US reporter Erin Andrews wins $55m over secret nude video
US sports broadcaster Erin Andrews has been awarded $55 million (£39m) after she was secretly recorded nude in her hotel room by a stalker.
8 March 2016, 09:24 AM
US climate change campaigner dies snorkeling at Great Barrier Reef
Award-winning American environmental photographer Gary Braasch dies while snorkeling at the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef.
8 March 2016, 05:47 AM
Portion of money hacked from BB account in US recovered
A portion of US$100 million which is allegedly hacked from reserve account of Bangladesh Bank in the United States on February 5 has been recovered, the central bank says.
7 March 2016, 11:56 AM
North Korea threatens US, South Korea with nuclear strikes
North Korea warns of "indiscriminate" nuclear strikes on the US and South Korea as they begin their largest ever military drills.
7 March 2016, 05:41 AM
Ex-US first lady Nancy Reagan dies
Nancy Reagan, the former actress who was fiercely protective of husband Ronald Reagan through a Hollywood career, eight years in the White House, an assassination attempt and Alzheimer's disease, dies at age 94, the Reagan library says.
6 March 2016, 16:54 PM
Pat Conroy: Prince of Tides author dies aged 70
US novelist Pat Conroy - whose best-selling novels include Prince of Tides and Water is Wide - has died aged 70.
5 March 2016, 09:05 AM
US election 2016: US Republicans express Donald Trump fears
Senior Republicans are speaking out against front-runner Donald Trump after his seven-state victory in the race for the party's presidential pick.
3 March 2016, 04:36 AM
Bin Laden left $29m inheritance for jihad
Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden left a personal fortune of around $29m (£21m) after his death in a raid in 2011, his will shows.
2 March 2016, 06:02 AM
Virginia policewoman shot dead on first shift
A US police officer has been shot and killed on her first day at work, the day after she was sworn in.
28 February 2016, 10:00 AM
California Ku Klux Klan rally ends with stabbings and arrests
At least four people have been stabbed in a brawl between Ku Klux Klan (KKK) members and counter-protesters in Anaheim, California, US police said.
28 February 2016, 08:15 AM
First sexually transmitted Zika case detected in France
France has detected its first sexually transmitted case of Zika in a woman whose partner had traveled to Brazil, the epicentre of an outbreak of the virus, a senior health official says.
28 February 2016, 05:06 AM
Meet Mrs Trump, the First Lady of BLING!
With its imposing splendour and sumptuous glamour, few people come away unimpressed from White House — a fitting home for a man who is master of all he surveys.
27 February 2016, 07:12 AM
US, Russia announce Syria truce from Saturday
A landmark truce is to take effect in Syria on Saturday, the United States and Russia announced, but the "cessation of hostilities" does not include the Islamic State and Al-Nusra Front, the main jihadist factions.
23 February 2016, 05:01 AM
Uber driver held over deadly US shooting rampage
A man arrested on suspicion of shooting dead six people in the northern US state of Michigan is an Uber driver who may have picked up fares during the killing spree.
22 February 2016, 06:28 AM
Argentina, Chile face rematch after Copa America draw
Lionel Messi and Argentina are given a chance for revenge after being drawn against reigning Copa America champions Chile in the group stage for this summer's special centenary edition of the tournament.
22 February 2016, 06:16 AM
6 killed in random Michigan shootings: Reports
Six people are shot and killed and several others wounded in Michigan, US in a series of apparently random shootings, authorities say.
21 February 2016, 05:33 AM