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Russia's Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev has been charged with taking a bribe to endorse a state takeover. Investigators said he received a $2m (£1.6m) payment. The minister pleaded not guilty to the charge. Read more:…

Hillary Clinton, the defeated presidential candidate, says US President-elect Donald Trump must be given a chance to lead. Appearing in public for the first time since conceding defeat, the Democrat said she hoped Mr Trump would be a…

Russia's defence ministry has said two of its navy destroyers have forced away a Dutch submarine to stop it spying on an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean. The sub was 20km (12 miles) away from the Admiral Kuznetsov at the time of…

Russia's defence ministry has said two of its navy destroyers have forced away a Dutch submarine to stop it spying on an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean. The sub was 20km (12 miles) away from the Admiral Kuznetsov at the time of the…

Hillary Clinton, the defeated presidential candidate, says US President-elect Donald Trump must be given a chance to lead. Appearing in public for the first time since conceding defeat, the Democrat said she hoped Mr Trump would be a…

Three US military trainers have been shot dead in an exchange of fire at an air base in Jordan, a US official says. One was killed at the base and two others died later in hospital. Read more:…

Iraqi government forces have battled their way into another suburb of Mosul, the northern city held for more two years by the Islamic State (IS) group. Troops broke through IS defences and reached the eastern district of al-Zahra, which…

More than 200 migrants are believed drowned in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, migration officials say. The UN refugee agency was told the news by survivors brought ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa, spokeswoman Carlotta…

Smoking leaves an "archaeological record" of the hundreds of DNA mutations it causes, scientists have discovered. Having sequenced thousands of tumour genomes, they found a 20-a-day smoker would rack up an average of 150 mutations in every…

US President Barack Obama has implicitly criticised FBI director James Comey over the new inquiry into Hillary Clinton's email use. He said US investigations should not operate on the basis of "innuendo" or "incomplete information". Read…

Child sex abuse allegations involving one of Iran's best-known Koran reciters are causing shock and anger in the country, days after several accusers took the unprecedented step of going public with the claims. The alleged victims and…

The ex-wife of a Georgia man who is on trial charged with murder in their toddler son's hot car death has testified he "destroyed" her life. Leanna Taylor said she was "humiliated" by Justin Harris' serial infidelity, but told a jury he…

Iraqi forces have for the first time entered the outskirts of Mosul, as they attempt to drive Islamic State (IS) militants from the northern city. Elite Counter-Terrorism Service troops seized control of the state TV building in Kukjali…

(CNN)The relentless bullying became too much to handle for an 11-year-old girl with a "crooked" smile, her mother said. At 3 years old Bethany Thompson was diagnosed with a brain tumor and battled through radiation treatments. Though…

The Clinton campaign has blasted FBI Director James Comey for "blatant double standards" over the new inquiry into Hillary Clinton's email use. The comments came after US media reports that Mr Comey had urged against publicly accusing…