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Taylor Swift queen of MTV awards, Kanye eyes presidency Taylor Swift was crowned queen of the MTV Video Music Awards as rapper Kanye West announced an improbable run for president in 2020 and Miley Cyrus released her new album for free.

31 August 2015 17:42

Legendary horror director Wes Craven dead at 76 Wes Craven, a master of cinema horror whose directorial credits include "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Scream," died Sunday aged 76.

31 August 2015 17:15

London's colourful Notting Hill Carnival kicks off London's Notting Hill Carnival kicked off with a riot of colour despite grey skies, in a celebration of Caribbean culture reputed as Europe's biggest street party.

31 August 2015 17:00

EU ministers to meet September 14 for urgent migrant talks European Union home affairs ministers will hold emergency talks on September 14 in Brussels on the continent's escalating migration crisis.

31 August 2015 16:47

Tsipras asks Greeks for outright majority in September vote Greece's ex-prime minister Alexis Tsipras called for voters in upcoming snap elections to give his radical left Syriza party a "strong mandate" to lead the crisis-hit nation.

31 August 2015 16:43

Malaysians gather in capital to demand reform, PM's ouster

29 August 2015 15:41

Australian PM rules out random visa checks Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott distanced himself from a police operation in Melbourne which was cancelled amid public outrage about possible spot checks on people's visas.

29 August 2015 15:29

'Cure' for Chernobyl children: sun, sea, clean air in Portugal Anya wasn't even born when Chernobyl exploded nearly 30 years ago, but even today its radioactive fallout stalks her and other Ukrainian youngsters growing up near the disused plant.

29 August 2015 15:18

Pentagon joins Silicon Valley in 'flexible' tech hub The Pentagon is building a tech hub in Silicon Valley to help create new gadgetry for the supersoldiers of the future as well as tech-savvy consumers.

29 August 2015 15:08

UN chief urges stronger response to migration tragedies UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed to governments to step up their response to Europe's migrant crisis.

29 August 2015 14:59

Trump denies he wants to buy Pope's favorite football team It seems not even bombastic billionaire Donald Trump would go so far as to snatch something so close to the heart of Pope Francis.

29 August 2015 14:41

Clinton on US gun violence: 'Something is deeply wrong' Hillary Clinton reiterated her call for gun safety reforms, saying this week's murder of Virginia journalists during an on-air broadcast shows that "something is deeply wrong" in America.

29 August 2015 14:29

Tens of thousands take holy dip at India's Kumbh Mela Tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims and holy men washed away their sins with a religious dip on the first main bathing day of India's Kumbh Mela festival.

29 August 2015 14:22

Glastonbury sends abandoned rubber boots to Calais migrants Hundreds of pairs of rubber boots left behind by music fans who attended Britain's Glastonbury music festival have been donated to migrants in Calais.

29 August 2015 14:03

Greece vote set for Sept 20 as Syriza takes poll lead Greece geared up for a snap election next month, with an opinion poll showing the leftist party Syriza ahead despite a wave of defections over the country's massive new bailout.

29 August 2015 13:55

Bush praises New Orleans 'resilience' after Katrina Former president George W. Bush, who faced fierce criticism for the botched government response to Hurricane Katrina, returned to New Orleans to mark the storm's 10th anniversary.

29 August 2015 13:16

Berlin pledges police backup to refugee flashpoint town Berlin pledged to send police reinforcements to the eastern German town hit by violent anti-migrant protests.

29 August 2015 12:42

Russia launches Proton rocket with British satellite Russia successfully launched a Proton rocket with a British satellite in the first such launch since an engine failure in May resulted in a Mexican satellite being destroyed.

29 August 2015 10:44

Greece's top judge takes over as caretaker PM ahead of snap vote Greece's top judge became the country's first female prime minister, taking over a caretaker administration to organise early elections next month.

28 August 2015 17:54

Tesla car gets best-ever rating from Consumer Reports A new Tesla electric car has earned the best-ever vehicle rating from Consumer Reports, sending shares of the automaker racing higher.

28 August 2015 17:52