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'It was him': Tsarnaev's defence team admits his guilt in Boston bombings

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's defence lawyer pleads his guilt, but blames his brother Tamerlan for leading him astray.

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Pop Idol pioneer Kelly Clarkson returns with new album

‘Piece by Piece’ is Kelly Clarkson’s seventh studio album. At the age of 32, the pop singer already has a successful career behind her spanning

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Petraeus does deal and pleads guilty to avoid trial

Former CIA chief and four-star general David Petraeus is to plead guilty to charges of mishandling classified information. It’s part of an

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Israeli PM warns US against Iran nuclear deal and paving way to a nuclear nightmare

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the US that it’s negotiating a bad deal with Iran that will pave the way to a “nuclear nightmare”. The

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LAPD under scrutiny after police officer guns down mentally ill man

Skid Row, in downtown Los Angeles is an area of the city where a 39-year-old homeless man was shot dead by a police officer over the weekend. Around

USA

Israeli PM's passion if not message is appreciated by both sides of US Congress

Much had been written ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the US Congress – most of it in wonder at the Israeli leader’s

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Pro- and anti-Netanyahu protesters cry out from Capitol Hill

Just before Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the US Congress, several dozen protesters took to Capitol Hill expressing views both for and against the

USA

Netanyahu warns US Congress against Iran nuclear deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned the US Congress that the nuclear accord being negotiated with Iran would help the Islamic

Switzerland

Iran rejects Obama nuclear freeze demand as 'unacceptable'

US President Barack Obama’s demand for Iran to freeze its sensitive nuclear activities for at least 10 years is “unacceptable” according to the

USA

Boston bombings trial: What to expect

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is suspected of planning and carrying out twin bomb attacks in Boston in 2013, in which three people were killed and over 260

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Artists hints at Monica Lewinsky scandal in Bill Clinton portrait

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USA: gunned-down homeless man had 'history of mental illness'

The moment a homeless man in Los Angeles was shot dead has been caught on camera. Police say they were responding to reports of a robbery in the Skid

USA

Obama plays down rift with Israeli PM

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been whipping up support among members of a powerful pro-Israel lobby in America, ahead of his

USA

Obama, Boehner and Netanyahu - who's playing politics over Iran?

Today’s Congressional address by Israel’s prime minister has divided opinion among his supporters and on Capital HIll. Benjamin Netanyahu’s

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Fenninger turns up the heat with back-to-back wins in Bansko

On form Anna Fenninger boosted her overall world cup title hopes on Monday. The Austrian claimed her second win in as many days with success in the

USA

USA: Los Angeles police shoot homeless man dead

Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) have shot and killed a homeless man during a confrontation in the Skid Row area of the city

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Documentary photography at the Jeu de Paume in Paris

The Jeu de Paume in Paris presents the first anthological exhibition in France of American photographer Taryn Simon’s work. She uses both pictures

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Netanyahu arrives in US on 'fateful, even historic, mission'

Iran is on the agenda as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in the US for a visit that was not sanctioned by the White House.

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Venezuela to limit the number of US diplomats

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced he will limit the number of US diplomats in the country and establish visa fees in retaliation to 'American meddling' in the nation's affairs.

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US and Cuba a step closer to normal diplomatic relations

The United States and Cuba both said good progress was made at the second round of talks aimed at restoring diplomatic relations that were severed 54

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