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The White House is in the "final stages" of drafting a plan to close the controversial US military prison Guantanamo Bay, a spokesman says.

British number two Laura Robson enters the main draw of next month's US Open courtesy of her protected ranking.

 New dashboard-camera footage has been released showing Sandra Bland's ill-fated police stop July 10. In the video she is shown arguing with a Texas state trooper over being stopped, an argument that escalates when the officer becomes upset that Bland...

The French government offers emergency aid to farmers who have blocked roads in northern and western France for days in protest over falling prices.

Microsoft makes it easier for revenge porn victims to have intimate images of themselves removed from its services.

Officials in Texas deny editing police dashcam footage showing the arrest of an African-American woman who died three days later in custody.

Somali forces backed by African Union troops retake one of the last remaining strongholds of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

Health officials in Florida warn people to avoid contact with armadillos after a recent rise in leprosy cases linked to the armoured creatures.

An AI program created by researchers in London uses a new technique to beat humans at recognising what sketches are supposed to depict.

Italian police seize €2bn (£1.4bn) of assets that belonged to a powerful mafia gang in a series of raids.