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Congress rejects Obama veto of Saudi 9/11 lawsuits bill
Lawmakers overwhelmingly vote to override President Obama's veto of a bill that would allow family of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia's government. READ MORESpanish election: Senior Socialists resign in protest against Sanchez
The leader of Spain's main opposition Socialist party, Pedro Sanchez loses the support of the most senior members of his party after 17 members resigned. READ MOREEndangered gorilla born at zoo
An endangered western lowland gorilla has been born at Twycross Zoo in Leicestershire. READ MOREThis US police officer gave a free lift to a grieving man... instead of arresting him
A white police officer in the US is being praised after helping a black man get to his sister's funeral. READ MOREUS election 2016: Clinton gathers Republican endorsements
Hillary Clinton receives another endorsement from a leading Republican, as well as the backing of a typically Republican newspaper. READ MOREOne in five bowel cancer 'red flag' symptoms missed
One in five bowel cancer patients diagnosed in an emergency had "red flag" symptoms that should have been picked up earlier, says a study in the British Journal of Cancer. READ MOREThe rise and fall of the Blackberry handset
Ten years ago Blackberries were the handset of choice for busy global business executives but now the company controls just 0.1% of the global smartphone market, so what went wrong? READ MOREUS warns Russia over Aleppo bombing
US warns Russia over Aleppo bombardment, saying it will suspend co-operation unless Moscow stops the assault READ MORENew safeguards agreed for world's most trafficked mammal
A little known species driven to the edge of extinction by poaching, has gained extra protection at the Cites meeting in South Africa. READ MOREEuropol warns of Android tap-and-go thefts
Europol believes organised crime is using Android phones to make fraudulent tap-and-go payments. READ MOREWorld leaders to attend funeral for Israel's Shimon Peres
World leaders will attend the funeral of former Israeli prime minister and president Shimon Peres, who has died at the age of 93. READ MOREJeremy Bowen: Peres death closes chapter in Israeli history
His long career had plenty of dark moments, but Shimon Peres goes to his grave as one of the greatest of Israel's founders and statesmen, writes Jeremy Bowen. READ MORE
