Donald Trump says he made "a lot of money" in a deal years ago with Muammar Gaddafi, despite suggesting at the time he had

Hillary Clinton defeated her rival Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico's Democratic primary Sunday, bringing her to the brink of victory in their long-fought battle for the party's presidential nomination.

Muhammad Ali entertained the world for more than half a century with his legendary one-liners, witticisms and diatribes. BBC Sport rounds up some of the greatest utterings of 'The Greatest', ranging from boxing to politics to religion.

Muhammad Ali was, at his peak, arguably the most famous man on the planet. His prodigious boxing talent was matched only by a towering self-belief.

Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, had been in hospital in the US city of Phoenix in Arizona state.

The federal judge who's hearing a Trump University lawsuit is "a hater of Donald Trump" and ought to be removed from the case. So says Donald Trump, in just one of the recent comments by the presumptive Republican presidential nominee that have legal experts worrying about his commitment to an independent judiciary and his views on presidential powers.

A man was trapped in his crashed vehicle on a central Arizona mountain for three days until a couple taking sightseeing photos rescued him, authorities say.

He US presidential election campaign is a fascinating case study on how politics overwhelms better judgment. The case in

Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump clashes in the city of San Diego in California.

US senators questioned on Tuesday whether India's development of a port in southern Iran for trade access risked violating international sanctions, and a State Department official assured them the administration would closely examine the project.

Hillary Clinton broke government rules by using a private email server without approval while US secretary of state, an internal government watchdog said yesterday.

US President Barack Obama briefly beatboxed before an impromptu performance by Vietnamese rapper Suboi

President Barack Obama confirms Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour is killed in a US air strike, hailing his death as an "important milestone" in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.

Donald Trump's inflammatory presidential campaign and the prospect of the brash-talking tycoon actually becoming commander-in-

The Secret Service has shot an armed man outside the White House, according to US officials.

A strong earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Moment magnitude scale struck Ecuador early today, one month after a much larger quake killed some 660 people, the US Geological Survey said.

A bill that would allow the families of 9/11 victims to sue the Saudi government has passed a key hurdle in the US Senate.

US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says he is willing to meet the North Korean leader to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear programme.

The United States yesterday eased some sanctions on Myanmar to support ongoing political reforms, but maintained most of its

Around 12,000 people have been urged to leave Canada's oil sands camps near the fire-hit town of Fort McMurray as a resurgent wildfire heads towards them.