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The president is set to deliver Thursday what's being billed as a major address on national security. Officials are telling news outlets that he'll be addressing two controversial topics: The use of drones to kill suspected terrorists; and the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center.

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Aerial footage shot by Los Angeles police shows a black bear on the loose in a Los Angeles suburb before it was caught by wildlife officials.

Sergio Garcia's ill-judged joke does nothing for golf's attempts to foster a more inclusive image, says BBC golf correspondent Iain Carter

A Russian drifting Arctic research station is to be evacuated because the ice field around it is melting, the environment ministry in Moscow reports.

Eddie Ahern will have the full support of the Professional Jockeys' Association when he appeals against his 10-year ban.

Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla. is one of the most destructive storms of its kind ever recorded. This interactive map of aerial imagery shows the breadth of the damage caused by the massive storm.

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Pakistani umpire Asad Rauf is withdrawn from the Champions Trophy following media reports of an Indian police investigation.

Monday's tornado ground parts of the Heatherwood subdivision to bits as it tore through Moore, Okla. At one house, a crushed pickup truck is all that's keeping a garage from collapsing. Neighbors pulled on their work gloves to help one another dig out.

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A fourth night of unprecedented riots in Stockholm sees unrest spread around the city, with a restaurant and up to 40 cars burnt.

Robert Redford receives a standing ovation for his performance in his survival-at-sea epic All Is Lost at a Cannes Film Festival screening.

A school criticised for its handling of a pupil's claim that she was raped twice by students could face closure after a report finds children remain unsafe.

A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south-west Pakistan, officials say.

A railway bridge across the Colorado River between San Saba and Lometa in the US state of Texas burned down and collapsed.

The airline Flybe is dropping its direct flights from Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick from the end of March 2014.

Recent sectarian strife in Myanmar threatens the country's nascent democratic reforms. Not so long ago, Indonesia faced similar challenges. Now, it's a thriving democracy.

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Nissan says it plans to recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide due to a faulty steering wheel.

Ramsey gained instant fame with his accounts of what happened after he heard cries for help from inside a Cleveland home where authorities say three young women had been held captive for about a decade. His tale famously included a mention of the Big Mac he'd been eating.

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The Scottish government is in talks which could see a film studio set up in Scotland to take advantage of recent tax breaks for the creative industry.

A Japanese mountaineer has become the oldest person to conquer Mount Everest, as Yuichiro Miura, 80, reached the peak Thursday morning. The feat marks Miura's third time atop Mount Everest. As in 2008, Miura's accomplishment is in danger of being surpassed by rival climber Min Bahadur Sherchan, 81.

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England captain Alastair Cook expects a closer contest in the second Test after his side's 170-run victory at Lord's.