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Trump targeted, Fiorina shines in US Republican debate
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump stepped into a hornet\'s nest at the party\'s second debate as rivals turned their sights on the ...Thousands evacuated as California wildfires sweep on
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on Sunday in Northern California areas hit by a fast-expanding wildfire that injured four ...Fiat Chrysler recalls 1.7 mn vehicles, mostly in US
Fiat Chrysler\'s US arm announced Thursday the recall of more than 1.7 million cars and trucks on Thursday for problems including air ...British Airways plane catches fire in Las Vegas, several injured
A British Airways jetliner engine caught fire in Las Vegas as the plane was about to leave for London on Tuesday, forcing ...Linda becomes major hurricane far off Mexican coast
Hurricane Linda strengthened to a major storm Tuesday as it swirled in the Pacific far off the Mexican coast, US forecasters said.France vows to take 24,000 refugees, Germany pledges 6 bn euros
Germany pledged an extra six billion euros Monday to help the record numbers of desperate refugees crossing its borders, with France vowing ...Four FARC rebels killed in Colombia clash
The Colombian army said Saturday four FARC rebels were killed and three others wounded in a clash with troops conducting an operation ...US unemployment falls to 5.1%, lowest since April 2008
The US unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in August, the lowest since early 2008, as the economy motored steadily ahead despite ...4,300 migrants arrive in Athens as govt holds crisis talks
The Greek government was set to hold talks Wednesday on the huge numbers of migrants landing on its shores, as 4,300 more ...Year-long Mars isolation experiment begins
Six people shut themselves inside a dome for a year in Hawaii, in the longest US isolation experiment aimed at helping NASA ...