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The UK's new prime minister Theresa May has vowed to lead a "one nation" government that works for all not just the "privileged few". Speaking outside 10 Downing Street after being appointed by the Queen, she said it would be her mission…

Syrian rebel fighters have launched an assault on government-held districts of Aleppo, after troops cut their only route into the divided northern city. The rebel operation began at dawn on several fronts, with hundreds of shells being…

The gunman who killed five police officers in Dallas was "changed" by his experience in the US military, his mother has said. Micah Johnson went from being an extrovert to a "hermit", Delphine Johnson told The Blaze website. Read more:…

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has received an endorsement from her former rival Bernie Sanders. The Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate appeared with Mrs Clinton at a campaign event in…

President Barack Obama has urged the US to "reject despair" as he paid tribute to five police officers killed during a deadly sniper attack in Dallas. He told a memorial service in the city the US must "try to find some meaning amidst our…

The man who shot dead five police officers in Dallas and wounded seven more was planning an even larger attack, the city's police chief says. Micah Johnson, 25, was angry with the recent killings of black men by police and wanted to kill…

At least 12 people have died of dehydration and exhaustion while sitting in traffic in Indonesia. Traffic filled up three lanes for several days on the island of Java. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36748008

The gunman killed in a stand-off with Dallas police said he wanted to kill white people, especially officers, the city's police chief has said. The suspect, named by US media as Micah Johnson, 25, said he was upset about the recent police…

Russia has expelled two US diplomats from Moscow, after the White House said it had ordered two Russian embassy staff to leave Washington. On Friday, the US State Department said their move came after a Russian policeman attacked a US…

Micah Johnson, the man accused of killing five police officers in a gun attack during a protest rally in Dallas, acted alone, officials believe. Bomb-making material, rifles and a combat journal were found at the home of Johnson. Read…

US President Barack Obama has said the fatal shootings of two black men by police in as many days are "not isolated incidents" and that all Americans should be "deeply troubled". He acknowledged that the US had a "serious problem" but…

A man has been arrested by Italian police investigating the killing of a Nigerian immigrant which the government has condemned as a racist attack. Police say a row broke out at Fermo, a town on Italy's east coast, when racist abuse was…

Tony Blair overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath, the UK's Iraq War inquiry has said. Chairman Sir John Chilcot said the 2003 invasion was…

Mumford and Sons say they will boycott a Swedish music festival after reports emerged that 17 women were sexually assaulted at the event last weekend. Authorities received five reports of rape and 12 of sexual assault during Bravalla,…

Saudi Arabia's highest religious body has denounced the three suicide attacks in the kingdom on Monday, including one near Islam's second holiest site. The Senior Council of Ulema said the bombers had "violated everything that is sacred".…