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De Niro, Biden latest suspected targets as Trump slams media

A spree of suspicious packages and pipe bombs have been sent to opponents of Donald Trump as he lashed out at the media for stirring up "anger"

The Secret Service said it recovered a single package addressed to Clinton in Westchester, a suburb north of Manhattan on Tuesday, and a second package addressed to the Obama residence in Washington on Wednesday. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)

Suspicious packages target Obama, Clintons

Both Democrats remain two of the most high-profile political figures in the US, which goes to the polls on November 6 in key midterm elections

Bill Cosby maintains he gave Andrea Constand an over-the-counter antihistamine to relieve stress. He said their relations were consensual.

US prosecution builds ‘serial predator’ case against Cosby

The now frail 80-year-old could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted at his retrial for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand.

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David Letterman closes the curtain on 33 years of showbiz

Legendary talk show host David Letterman ended his 33-year career with a show that featured the likes of President Barack Obama and Jerry Seinfeld.

UN warns of diseases in Pakistan floods

UN warns of diseases in Pakistan floods

The United Nations warned on Monday that up to 3,5-million children were at risk from water-borne diseases in Pakistan’s floods.

UN chief urges world to speed up Pakistan aid

UN chief urges world to speed up Pakistan aid

UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Pakistan on Sunday to visit areas ravaged by floods and urged the world to speed up aid.

Politics fuels tension in Sudan’s oil-rich crossroads

Troop numbers are building and the threat of war looms over Abyei in Sudan. Khartoum’s two ruling coalition partners are at loggerheads over what the mainly Muslim north…

Problems loom ahead of Sudan census

Cash-flow problems and logistic headaches are blighting preparations for Sudan’s census, a cornerstone of the fragile peace ending a devastating civil war and paving the way for…

Iraqis vote amid sporadic violence

Iraqis voted on Thursday in a landmark poll to choose a four-year government that many hope will restore security to a nation wracked by violence and sectarian feuding since the…