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Donald Trump and Ted Cruz have clashed ahead of a debate between the remaining Republican contenders for president. Mr Trump accused Mr Cruz of negative campaigning and "cheating" and threatened to sue him "for not being a natural born…

Pressure is increasing on Russia over civilian deaths in Syria, with France and the US urging greater caution. French PM Manuel Valls and US Secretary of State John Kerry said civilians were dying in Russian air strikes. Russian PM Dmitry…

Scientists are claiming a stunning discovery in their quest to fully understand gravity. They have observed the warping of space-time generated by the collision of two black holes more than a billion light-years from Earth. The…

A battle between rival groups at a prison near Monterrey in northern Mexico has left 52 inmates dead. Nuevo Leon state Governor Jaime Rodriguez said 12 other people were injured in Topo Chico jail after prisoners fought with "sharp…

One of the US's most senior public health officials has revealed the "strongest evidence to date" of the effect on babies of the Zika virus. Dr Tom Frieden, head of the Center for Disease Control (CDC), was testifying before politicians in…

Republican Chris Christie has dropped out of the US presidential race after a disappointing finish in New Hampshire. The New Jersey governor spent heavily and campaigned the longest in the state but still finished in sixth place. Read…

A male leopard which entered a school in the Indian city of Bangalore injured six people trying to capture it. A scientist and a forestry employee were among those mauled during the near 10-hour long effort to corner the dangerous animal…

The US will help South Korea deploy an advanced missile defence system as soon as possible, officials from the Pentagon have said. They say the shield will help South Korea offset the growing threat posed by North Korea following its…

The UN Security Council has strongly condemned North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket. After an urgent meeting in New York, the council said it would soon adopt a new sanctions resolution in response. Pyongyang said it fired the…

Twitter says it has suspended more than 125,000 accounts since mid-2015 "for threatening or promoting terrorist acts". In a blog, the US-based firm said the accounts "primarily related to ISIS" (the so-called Islamic State group). "We…

An earthquake has toppled a number of buildings in the south Taiwanese city of Tainan, killing at least one person. Rescue teams are trying to reach people trapped in rubble after the magnitude 6.4 quake struck early on Saturday as people…

Rescuers are searching the rubble of a high-rise residential building in southern Taiwan after an earthquake that killed at least 14 people. Some 30 people are still missing from the 17-storey block, one of several buildings that collapsed…

A blast that punched a large hole in the fuselage of a passenger plane at Somalia's Mogadishu airport on Tuesday was caused by a bomb, officials say. "It was a bomb that exploded in the Daallo Airlines flight. It was meant to kill all…

US prosecutors can proceed with a sexual assault charge against comedian Bill Cosby, a judge has ruled. Mr Cosby is accused of drugging and fondling a former Temple University employee, Andrea Constand, in 2004. His lawyers had argued in…

The UN has suspended peace talks aimed at ending Syria's five-year civil war, just days after they began. But the organisation's special envoy Staffan de Mistura insisted negotiations had not failed and would resume on 25 February. Each…