Paul Ryan open to House Speaker run

Wisconsin Representative Paul Ryan says he will serve as US House Speaker if Republicans in the chamber unite behind his candidacy.

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Term-time holiday fines 'unworkable'

A "common sense approach" should be applied to parents in England taking children out of school for holidays, the Local Government Association says.

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One Direction cause trouble in hotel rooms in 'Perfect' music video

Baby, we're perfect

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Sony pays up to $8m over hacked data

Sony agrees to pay up to $8m over employees' personal data lost in the 2014 hacking scandal surrounding the release of The Interview.

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Biden adjusts account of Bin Laden raid

US Vice-President Joe Biden says he supported carrying out the operation that killed al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, a change from previous accounts.

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Canada to withdraw jets from IS battle

Canada's PM-designate Justin Trudeau tells the US president he will be withdrawing Canadian fighter jets from the air strikes against Islamic State.

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New probe into Mexican students

Mexico agrees with an international panel of experts that the investigation into last year's disappearance of 43 students should be reopened.

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Sri Lanka war crimes claims 'credible'

A government-appointed Sri Lankan judge says allegations troops committed war crimes during the conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels are credible.

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Freddy Rincon arrest no longer sought

A Panamanian judge lifts an arrest warrant against former Colombian footballer Freddy Rincon, who was wanted on money laundering and drugs charges.

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Amanda Peet still feels 'betrayed as a fan and as a wife' over Jon Snow

Rumors gather, and now her watch begins

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China to sign record Hinkley Point deal

The Chinese premier is expected to agree a long-awaited deal on the new power stations at Hinkley Point in Somerset in what would be a record investment in the UK.

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US 'clock boy' to move to Qatar

Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim teenager from Texas whose teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb, will move with his family to Qatar.

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Yahoo shares down on lower profits

Yahoo shares fell 2% in post-close trading after it reported lower than expected quarterly earnings.

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Give blood to avoid jail, US judge says

An Alabama judge encouraged defendants who could not pay court fines to donate blood rather than spend time in jail, a US civil rights group says.

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Cuban graffiti artist released

Cuban graffiti artist Danilo Maldonado, known as El Sexto, is released after spending 10 months in prison for mocking the leaders of the revolution.

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Guatemala ex-army chief Lopez dies

Guatemalan ex-army chief Gen Lopez Fuentes, accused of ordering the killing of hundreds of people during the civil war, dies aged 85.

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Star Wars pre-sales break records: 'Unprecedented demand'

Shatters sales record set by 2012's 'The Hunger Games'

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US group calls for fewer mammograms

The American Cancer Society revises its guidelines for when and how often women should receive screenings for breast cancer on Tuesday.

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US agent jailed for Bitcoin theft

A former policeman involved in investigating the crime website Silk Road is sentenced to six and half years in prison for stealing $700,000 of the virtual currency Bitcoin.

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Anna Kendrick guesses what Katy Perry's cat cares about in new Billy on the Street clip

Does Kitty Purry have an opinion on Perry's split from John Mayer?

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US-Russia deal to avoid Syria incidents

The US and Russia sign an agreement to minimise the risks of air incidents over Syria, officials from both countries say.

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Jim Webb drops out as 2016 Democrat

Former Virginia Senator Jim Webb is considering how he might "remain as a voice" in the campaign, possibly as an independent candidate.

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French boy of 7 dies after knife attack

A child who was repeatedly stabbed as he walked home from school - by a man with psychiatric problems - dies in hospital in eastern France.

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Canada's Liberals to hold victory rally

Canada's Prime Minister-elect Justin Trudeau will address a victory rally in Ottawa after his party ended almost a decade of Conservative rule.

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Ex-NBA star Odom home after collapse

Ex-NBA star Lamar Odom is back in Los Angeles after receiving treatment at a Las Vegas hospital, a week after collapsing at a brothel.

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Israel police hunt Eritrean's attackers

Police in Israel are investigating an attack by bystanders on an Eritrean, who died after being mistaken for a gunman and then shot and beaten at a bus station in Beersheba.

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Star Wars ticketing fiasco prompts theater apology: 'We thought we were ready'

Fans upset they had to walk to theaters

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Canada reopens market to EU beef

Canada resumes beef imports from the EU, which were blocked in 1996 because of the "mad cow disease" crisis.

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Migrant arrivals to Greece top 500,000

The number of migrants who have arrived in Greece this year tops half a million, with 8,000 arriving each day, according to UN figures.

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Row over tourist's Hindu tattoo

An Australian man who said locals from the Indian city of Bangalore harassed him over his tattoo of a Hindu goddess has now left the city, police say.

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Hammond rejects China security fears

Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond defends Chinese investment in the UK - saying it is being done for financial, not political, reasons.

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Weekly News Quiz | Oct. 13-19, 2015

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News Q’s | 2015, When the Future Was Bright, in ‘Back to the Future’

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Le Pen goes on trial for Muslim remarks

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen appears in court in Lyon, accused of inciting racial hatred for comments on Muslims praying in the street.

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India Uber driver guilty of rape

A court in India finds an Uber taxi driver guilty of raping a female passenger last year in Delhi.

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Russia shrugs off US satellite anxiety

Questions surround a Russian military satellite that manoeuvred close to two US ones but experts say the risk of collision is tiny.

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'Forced shopping' death in Hong Kong

A Chinese tourist dies in Hong Kong after being beaten up at a jewellery shop during a so-called "forced shopping" tour.

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Irish data watchdog to probe Facebook

The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is to investigate Facebook's data transfers from the EU to the US.

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Worker to get Fukushima cancer payout

Japan acknowledges that a worker involved in clean-up work at Fukushima may have developed cancer as a result.

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Russian air strikes 'kill 45 in Syria'

At least 45 people have been killed in Russian air strikes on a rebel-held area of Syria's north-western Latakia province, a monitoring group says.

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UN chief in surprise Middle East visit

UN chief Ban Ki-moon is to visit Israel and the Palestinian territories to try to end a wave of violence, as another Israeli soldier is stabbed in the West Bank.

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Saudi prince avoids sex charges in LA

Prosecutors in Los Angeles say they will not pursue charges against a Saudi prince accused of sexual assault against a worker at his Beverly Hills mansion.

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Frenzied reaction to Star Wars trailer

The final trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has debuted online and is met with considerable acclaim.

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Mitchell 'making progress' says friend

Singer Joni Mitchell is recovering from a stroke and brain aneurysm earlier this year, says friend and fellow singer Judy Collins.

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Calls for Bogota plane crash probe

Colombia's ex-president Andres Pastrana calls for an investigation into whether a plane crash in Bogota may have been an attack on his life.

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Gunfire and tear gas amid Congo protests

Police fire shots and tear gas in Congo's capital, Brazzaville, in a clamp down on protests against the president's bid for a third term.

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Zimbabwe Cecil hunter fails to end trial

The Zimbabwean hunter who led the expedition that killed the famed lion Cecil fails in his legal bid to have charges against him dropped.

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French boy of 7 dies after knife attack

A child who was repeatedly stabbed as he walked home from school - by a man with psychiatric problems - dies in hospital in eastern France.

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Fifa confirms February election date

World football's governing body Fifa will elect Sepp Blatter's successor as president on 26 February.

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Credit Agricole agrees $800m US penalty

French bank Credit Agricole is understood to have agreed to pay $800m (£516m) to settle charges it broke US sanctions in Iran and other countries.

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