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Why we should have seen Trump coming
On Super Tuesday Donald Trump's hostile takeover of the Republican Party should come even closer, and like stiff-collared executives in some wood-panelled boardroom trying belatedly to fight off a corporate raid, the GOP high command seems incapable of stopping him. For them, Super Tuesday could become Black Tuesday. Friday...
Migrant crisis: Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos, says Merkel
Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into "chaos", German Chancellor Angela Merkel says, amid sharp divisions among members over the migrant crisis. Austria and several Balkan countries have introduced restrictions stranding migrants in Greece. Mrs Merkel said EU nations had not battled to keep Greece in the euro just...
Iran elections: Moderates ‘colluded’ with West, says hardliner
A leading Iranian cleric has accused reformists of colluding with the West to block hardline appointments to the country's Assembly of Experts. Millions of Iranians voted on Friday for members of the assembly, which appoints Iran's supreme leader, and also in parliamentary elections. Reformists and moderates have won...
Oscars 2016: Leonardo DiCaprio finally wins Academy Award
Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for survival epic The Revenant, after six nominations. He was named best actor at the 88th Academy Awards, with Brie Larson named best actress Oscar for Room. Spotlight took home the best picture Oscar with Mad Max: Fury Road picking up the most awards of the night, with six...
Syrian war: UN to expand aid amid partial truce
The UN says it plans to deliver aid to about 150,000 Syrians in besieged areas over the next five days amid a partial truce in the country's civil war. It said it was ready to help an estimated 1.7 million people in hard-to-reach areas by the end of March. A cessation of hostilities began on Saturday and there have been...
Syrian war: Russia reports nine truce violations
The truce in Syria has been violated nine times in the past 24 hours, says Russia, but is otherwise holding. A temporary cessation of hostilities was agreed as part of a US-Russian plan and is now in its second day. Reports say warplanes have attacked villages to the west of Aleppo. It it is unclear whether the planes were...
FIFA elects Gianni Infantino as new president
FIFA has chosen Gianni Infantino as its new president. The Swiss won 115 votes, beating his nearest rival Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa, from Bahrain, who claimed 88 votes. Infantino will replace disgraced outgoing president Sepp Blatter, who had held the position since 1998 but was forced to resign last year amid a growing...
Clear skies ahead! Meteorologist suffers hilarious green screen fashion fail when her dress blends into her map but chivalrous anchor steps in to save the day
A Los Angeles news anchor saved his colleague from a green screen mishap after a wardrobe malfunction. Meteorologist, Liberté Chan, was wearing a white J.McLaughlin dress with a coral pattern when she walked in front of the weather map. In her line of work, the dress she chose was literally the wrong color as it...
Clinton eyes big South Carolina win
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are facing off in the South Carolina primary, the latest battleground for the Democratic presidential nomination. Mrs Clinton is seen as the favourite to clinch the state. But on the eve of the vote, Mr Sanders was endorsed by Robert Reich, a former official in Bill Clinton's presidential...
UK EU exit would be global economy ‘shock’ — G20 leaders
Finance ministers from the world's leading economies have warned of a "shock" to the global economy if the UK leaves the EU. The ministers gave their opinion in a statement released at the end of a two-day meeting of G20 nations in China. Chancellor George Osborne, who is at the event, told the BBC the referendum...
Six Nations 2016: England beat Ireland to go top of table
Eddie Jones's perfect start as England coach continues as his new side made it three Six Nations wins from three with a battling victory over Ireland. Conor Murray's try had given the visitors a narrow lead early in the second half after England had dominated territory and possession but failed to convert it into...
Washington gunman kills four, self
An unidentified gunman killed four family members then fatally shot himself after an hourslong standoff with police in rural Washington state on Friday, authorities said. The only survivor was a 12-year-old girl, who managed to get away from the shooter, Mason County Chief Deputy Ryan Spurling said. The girl is either a...