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How much money do the top leaders of some of the world's leading nations earn annually? Here's a list of the most recent official data (converted...

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Don McLean's American Pie lyrics have sold for $1.2 million at a New York auction. The 16-page original manuscript had been expected to fetch as...

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Kids listening to President Barack Obama's story during the White House Easter egg roll started screaming in horror as a bee interrupted their activity. Barack...

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Kentucky Senator Rand Paul has announced his 2016 White House bid. The Republican wrote on his website: "I am running for president to return our...

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Germany owes Greece nearly €279 billion ($303 billion) in war reparations for the Nazi occupation during World War Two, the Greek government says. It is...

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Michelle Obama danced to Mark Ronson's Uptown Funk with the So You Think You Can Dance All Stars at the 137th annual White House...

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President Barack Obama and World No 5 Caroline Wozniacki played tennis at the White House as part of the annual Easter Egg Roll event...

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Ricky Gervais is to make satirical comedy Special Correspondents for Netflix that will see the star of The Office and Derek appear alongside Eric...

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FedEx is to buy its Dutch rival TNT Express for €4.4 billion ($4.8 billion) as the US parcels delivery company looks to expand its...

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Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush has admitted he accidentally described himself as Hispanic. The New York Times has revealed that Jeb Bush identified himself as...

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Nanjing’s former mayor, Ji Jianye, has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for corruption. The Chinese court in Yantai found Ji Jianye guilty of...

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A bust of Edward Snowden, which was secretly installed in Fort Greene Park by a group of anonymous artists at night, has been removed...

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B.B. King has been hospitalized for a diabetes-related issue, TMZ reports. B.B. King, 89, was rushed to hospital in Las Vegas over the weekend as...

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In an excerpt of her new-brand memoir, Giuliana Rancic reveals Jerry O'Connell cheated on her at least two times. After meeting at the W Hotel...

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Lynyrd Skynyrd’s former drummer Bob Burns has died in a car crash at the age of 64. Bob Burns, who played on Lynyrd Skynyrd’s first...

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev "wanted to punish America" when he and his brother Tamerlan planted bombs at the Boston Marathon, the prosecutor has told the jury...

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A major fire sparked in south-eastern China's Fujian province following an explosion at a chemical plant in Zhangzhou on April 6. At least one person...

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Turkish net companies have been ordered to block access to social media sites to stop the sharing of photos of Mehmet Selim Kiraz, who...

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Cyprus government has decided to lift the last remaining capital controls it imposed on the country’s banking system during the financial crisis of 2013. Cyprus...

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Japan’s Mieko Nagaoka has become the first 100-year-old to complete a 1,500m freestyle swim in a 25m pool. Mieko Nagaoka, who only took up swimming...

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David Lynch has announced he will not direct the Twin Peaks revival, citing disagreement over money. In a statement on his Twitter account, the director...

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Pakistani supermodel Ayyan Ali has been jailed in Adiala prison in Rawalpindi. On March 14, Ayyan Ali, 23, was detained at Islamabad airport on charges...

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Kenyan fighter jets have targeted al-Shabab camps in neighboring Somalia in response to Garissa University attack. The warplanes had bombed two camps in Gondodowe and...

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Furious 7 has topped the global box office by taking $384 million in its opening weekend. Almost half of that figure - $190 million -...

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Beyonce has surprised fans with a new single and video, released on April 4 to the Tidal streaming service, in which she is a...