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Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized furball is removed from his stomach

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:29 GMT

A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.

Hairy moment for tiger Ty as football-sized hairball is removed from his stomach

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:32:29 GMT

A cat getting a hairball is not usually a life-threatening situation, unless the cat in question is a 27-stone Serbian tiger, and this particular hairball is the size of a football.

She's The Man actress Amanda Bynes arrested after throwing marijuana bong out of window

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:14:23 GMT

American actress Amanda Bynes, star of 2006 film She's The Man, has been arrested in New York City after she threw a marijuana bong out of a window.

Video: Bridge linking Washington and Canada collapses

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:42:32 GMT

A major bridge linking Seattle, in Washington State, US, and Canada collapsed last night, dropping cars and people into the river below.

US rapper Tim Dog accused of faking his own death

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:52:28 GMT

Lack of a death certificate or burial site and sparse obituary information has led to talk in hip-hop circles that rapper Tim Dog, who owes thousands of dollars to women he was convicted of swindling, faked his own death.

Boy Scouts of America to admit openly gay boys

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:49:08 GMT

The Boy Scouts of America has thrown open its ranks to gay youngsters, but not adult leaders, in a compromise that some warned could fracture the organisation and lead to mass defections.

President Barack Obama defends US drone strikes - but moves to rein them in as Guantanamo Bay closure rears its head again

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:56 GMT

President Barack Obama combined a vigorous defence of his controversial use of drones with a no less impassioned demand for the closure of the notorious prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which he called “a symbol around the world for an America that flouts the rule of law.”

President Barack Obama defends drone strikes - but moves to rein them in as Guantanamo closure rears its head again

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:56 GMT

President Barack Obama defends drone strikes - but moves to rein them in

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:00:56 GMT

President Obama defends drone strikes - but moves to rein them in

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:54:56 GMT

Video: 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas collapses after catching fire

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:00:01 GMT

Dramatic footage has emerged of a 300-yard wooden railroad bridge in Central Texas collapsing after catching fire.

Boy Scouts of America vote over allowing gay members into troops

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:47:33 GMT

Boy Scouts are today voting to determine whether openly gay members can participate in the organisation, as part of a landmark debate that could change the face of Scouting across America.

White House confirms four American citizens killed in US drone strikes since 2009

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:26:03 GMT

The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.

Love don't cost a ring-ring...Jennifer Lopez launches her own mobile phone store chain

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:04:52 GMT

If Mary Portas can’t save the high street, perhaps J-Lo can? The entrepreneurial diva has announced that she is to open her own retail chain of mobile phone stores.

Moore mayor pushes for shelter law in wake of Oklahoma tornado

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:03:20 GMT

The mayor of Moore, the Oklahoma suburb devastated by a massive tornado earlier this week, has called for a new law to have shelters installed in every new-built home to protect the town's residents.

Four Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes, says White House

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:12:03 GMT

The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.

Oklahoma twister that hit Moore ‘more powerful than the Hiroshima bomb’

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:55:08 GMT

The vast tornado that struck an Oklahoma suburb on Monday afternoon dwarfed even the Hiroshima atomic bomb in its destructive power, according to scientists.

FBI kills 'friend of Boston bomb suspects' during questioning in Florida

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:30:06 GMT

An FBI agent has shot and killed a Chechen man with alleged ties to deceased Boston bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, in what was described as a “violent confrontation” in the early hours of Wednesday in Orlando, Florida.

Oklahoma tornado: The lucky lost their homes. The unlucky lost their lives

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:15:11 GMT

When the sirens started their ominous song shortly after lunch, Pete Prieto barely looked up. “Here comes another hailstorm, whoop-de-doo,” he remembers saying to himself. And when his wife, Diane, declared she was worried enough to drive to the school to pick their two kids up early, he sighed. “They are going to be fine,” he told her.

'I learned some tough lessons': Disgraced Anthony Weiner joins race for New York mayor

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:02:10 GMT

Two years after Anthony Weiner’s political career was undone by revelations that he had been sending lewd pictures of himself to women on Twitter, the former Congressman has announced a bid to return to public life by running in the race to succeed Michael Bloomberg as the Mayor of New York.

Oklahoma tornado: Search nears the end for Moore storm survivors as Mayor vows to ensure shelters are built in new houses

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:55:28 GMT

The search by emergency workers for survivors in the wreckage left by the huge tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma suburb is coming to an end, according to officials.

FBI kills 'friend of Boston bomb suspects' during questioning

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:46:06 GMT

An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man with suspected links to the Boston Marathon bombings early on Wednesday, NBC News reported.

In pictures: Nasa images of Oklahoma tornado reveal scale of storm

Wed, 22 May 2013 13:02:38 GMT

Nasa has released images taken by satellites showing the devastating tornado as it struck the town of Moore in Oklahoma.

'I learned some tough lessons': Anthony Weiner launches comeback with bid to become New York Mayor

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:55:10 GMT

Ex-congressman Anthony Weiner whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement that he is running for mayor of New York City. He had said last month he was considering entering the race.

Oklahoma tornado: Family at the centre of iconic image, captured walking away from wreckage of devastated school, identified

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:20:49 GMT

The family at the centre of an iconic image which captured the devastation caused by the F5 tornado that ripped through an Oklahoma suburb and killed at least 24 people, have been identified.