A Good Day to Die Hard, the latest instalment in Bruce Willis's action franchise, receives a largely frosty response from critics as it reaches cinemas in the UK and US.

A couple taken hostage by former Los Angeles policeman Christopher Dorner who is accused of murder, have spoken out about what happened.

Three people are arrested in the US and accused of a conspiring to smuggle endangered black rhinoceros horns to China, prosecutors say.

California police end the hunt for accused killer Christopher Dorner, a day after finding a charred body in a cabin where he was thought to be hiding.

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Profits at Cisco, the world's largest maker of networking equipment, have jumped by 44% as spending on technology picks up.

President Barack Obama visits three states to rally support for proposals laid out in his State of the Union speech, including a minimum wage rise.

The European Union and the US will begin formal talks on a free-trade agreement, paving the way for the biggest trade deal in history.

Financial news and data provider Thomson Reuters says it is to cut 2,500 jobs, or 4% of its workforce, as it reports sluggish sales growth.

President Obama urges Congress to back his plans for government action to revive the sluggish US economy in his State of the Union speech.

Indigenous women in British Columbia have been victims of discrimination and abuse by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, says Human Rights Watch.

The expected next US treasury secretary, Jack Lew, urges the US Congress not to allow automatic spending cuts to take effect at the end of the month.

California police say they have found a body in a burnt-out cabin where murder suspect Christopher Dorner is believed to have made his last stand.

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Apple boss Tim Cook calls a lawsuit brought by shareholder David Einhorn over what to do with the computer giant's cash pile a "silly sideshow".

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The singer postpones US concerts after joint inflammation leaves her unable to walk.

A motorist was flagged down in a car park in Miami after a Great Horned Owl was spotted trapped in the grille of her vehicle.