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Brain research gets $100 million boost Research into brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and traumatic injury got a boost with a $100 million pledge from a US foundation and seven universities.

02 October 2015 15:24

Clinton urges gun control after deadly Oregon shooting US presidential candidates took time from campaigning to reflect on Thursday's deadly mass shooting at an Oregon college, with Democrat Hillary Clinton calling for "sensible" gun law reform.

02 October 2015 11:38

'Fight or flight': student at Oregon school shooting Students at a US college in Oregon where 10 people were killed by a lone gunman described scenes of panic and terror as they ran for their lives or hid in classrooms.

02 October 2015 08:48

State Dept releases latest batch of Hillary Clinton emails The State Department released a new batch of 6,300 pages of emails sent or received by Hillary Clinton when she served as top US diplomat and controversially used a private email account.

01 October 2015 16:27

Trump would send home Syrian refugees Republican US presidential front-runner Donald Trump said that he would send thousands of Syrian refugees back to their home country if he is elected in November.

01 October 2015 16:14

Kerry: US not against Russian strikes, but Assad must go The United States does not oppose Russian air strikes in Syria if they target the Islamic State group, but Bashar al-Assad must step down.

01 October 2015 09:35

Russia to propose draft UN Security Council resolution on 'battling terrorism' Russia will propose a United Nations Security Council resolution on fighting "terrorism", deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti news agency.

30 September 2015 13:56

Obama says Assad must go, revs up coalition against IS US President Barack Obama said that Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad must go if the Islamic State group is to be defeated.

30 September 2015 13:31

Yahoo to spin off Alibaba stake despite tax question Yahoo notified US regulators that it is proceeding with plans to spin off its multi-billion-dollar stake in Alibaba despite the unanswered question of what the tax bill could be.

29 September 2015 16:08

Kendrick Lamar to make orchestra debut in Washington Kendrick Lamar, one of the most respected young rappers, will make his classical debut in a performance with the National Symphony Orchestra.

29 September 2015 15:12

'Cheers' but no cheer: Obama and Putin's grim toast Rarely can a toast at a UN luncheon have been so chilly. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin went through the motions, clinking glasses and making eye contact, but no more.

29 September 2015 14:22

Liquid water found on Mars: NASA Liquid water has been observed on the planet Mars which makes it far more likely that life could be found there, the US space agency NASA said.

29 September 2015 12:04

Trump wants to lower taxes, except for very rich Leading Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said he would eliminate taxes for millions of lower-income Americans.

29 September 2015 11:09

300 million elderly not receiving long-term care: ILO More than half the world's elderly lack access to long-term care, the International Labour Organization said in a report, condemning the "deplorable" situation facing a rapidly ageing population.

28 September 2015 17:38

Pope wraps up US tour with giant open-air mass Pope Francis celebrated a giant outdoor mass in Philadelphia, bringing to a close an electrifying US tour with an appeal for unity and family love, having met victims of church sex abuse.

28 September 2015 16:16

Ghoulish 'Hotel Transylvania 2' haunts top of N. America box office The animated monsters from "Hotel Transylvania 2" scared up an estimated $47.5 million in their debut weekend, landing a solid lead at the top of the North American box office.

28 September 2015 15:34

Seattle bus crash victims identified, families flown in Investigators combed through the wreckage of two buses that crashed in Seattle, as authorities released the names of the four foreign students who died in the accident.

26 September 2015 13:21

Gates Foundation sues Petrobras, PwC over scandal The charity foundation of multi-billionaire Microsoft founder Bill Gates has sued Petrobras and accounting giant PwC's Brazil arm over investment losses due to corruption at the Brazilian oil giant.

26 September 2015 12:43

Apple under fire for factory conditions as iPhone launches A labour rights group marked the launch of Apple's latest iPhone with a report accusing one of the smartphone giant's Chinese suppliers of exploiting factory workers.

26 September 2015 12:05

Obama criticizes China's 'problematic' rights record US President Barack Obama strongly criticized China's human rights record at a joint summit appearance with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.

26 September 2015 10:29

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