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A suspicious item discovered at Old Trafford on Sunday was a training device, police have confirmed. The match between Manchester United and Bournemouth was called off after the device was found shortly before kick-off. Bomb disposal…

Born on an Alabama farm in July 1899, Susannah Mushatt Jones was also the last living American born in the 19th Century. She lived in three centuries, through two world wars and 20 US presidencies Read more:…

The Obama administration has told schools to let transgender pupils use toilets matching their gender identity. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said schools that don't comply may face lawsuits or lose federal aid if they do not comply.…

A British former Catholic priest wanted over child sex abuse allegations has been arrested in Kosovo, local police sources say. Lawrence Soper was being hunted over sex offences allegedly carried out when he was abbot of Catholic Ealing…

Regional and western powers gathered in Nigeria to discuss their war with boko haram, as the United Nations said the group posed a major threat to security in West Africa. Nigeria is seeking closer military cooperation to bring to an end…

Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan have said they are "totally committed" to party unity in a statement following their meeting. The two are trying to find common ground after Mr Ryan said he could not endorse the presumptive…

The pistol used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin appears to have been removed from an online auction. George Zimmerman, who shot and killed the 17-year-old, had planned to auction it on the website Gun Broker. Read more:…

Polls have opened in Philippines amid tight security for the country's general election. More than 100,000 police officers will be on duty, amid fears of violence. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36244456

The impeachment process against Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has been thrown into doubt. The acting speaker of Brazil's lower house, Waldir Maranhao, has annulled a vote in the lower house that allowed the proceedings to go on to the…

A key leader of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Iraq's Anbar province has been killed in a coalition air strike, the Pentagon says. Abu Waheeb, formerly a member of al-Qaeda in Iraq, was killed in a raid on Friday, according to the…

Turkey's president has told the EU it will not change its anti-terror laws in return for visa-free travel. "We'll go our way, you go yours," Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36229468

The exact scale of the damage is difficult to assess, as access to the city is restricted. Officials have given few details other than to report that 1,600 homes and other buildings have been destroyed. Read more:…

A police officer has been arrested on suspicion of shooting dead his wife and two other people in Maryland, and injuring three others. Eulalio Tordil, 62, is suspected of killing his estranged wife Gladys outside a high school on Thursday.…

Final campaign rallies are being held in the Philippines' capital Manila ahead of Monday's election. The current presidential frontrunner is outspoken 71-year-old mayor Rodrigo "Digong" Duterte. But current president Benigno Aquino is…

Shia Muslim activists who occupied Iraq's parliament on Saturday have begun to leave Baghdad's government district. Organisers used loudspeakers to call an end to the sit-in in the Green Zone. Read more at:…