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US Speaker Boehner to quit Congress

John Boehner

The Speaker of the US House of Representatives, John Boehner, is to resign at the end of October, citing "leadership turmoil".

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US and China agree cybercrime truce

US President Barack Obama and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, have said they will take new steps to address cybercrime.

  • 25 September 2015
  • From the section China

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Blatter faces criminal investigation

Swiss prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Sepp Blatter, the head of the world football body Fifa.

  • 25 September 2015
  • From the section Europe

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Matthias Mueller named Volkswagen boss

  • 25 September 2015
  • From the section Business

Criticism grows over Hajj deaths

Bangkok shrine bomber 'is in custody'

  • 25 September 2015
  • From the section Asia

The Reporters

Boehner first victim of angry Republican base

Anthony Zurcher North America reporter
  • 25 September 2015
  • From the section US & Canada
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Jonathan Marcus: The goals behind Putin's Syria build-up

Sebastian Usher: Hajj disaster puts pressure on Saudis

Features & Analysis

Farewell, Boehner

Twitter loses its favourite tearjerker

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'Worse than death'

The enduring agony of parents whose children disappear

'China's Donald Trump'

How a property tycoon kicked off a debate about communism

  • 24 September 2015

Fraud in paradise

The property nightmare where some expats lost everything

  • 25 September 2015
  • From the section Magazine

Invasion threat

Girl fears forest life at risk from land grabs

  • 24 September 2015
  • From the section World

#popedogs

The Americans marking the Pope's visit by dressing up their dogs

Explainers

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Obama and Xi: Three things we learned

What is Planned Parenthood?

Jamarat bridge, a deadly pinch point

Sport

Sport Argentina 54-9 Georgia

Argentina score three tries in five second-half minutes to defeat Georgia at Kingsholm in Pool C of the 2015 Rugby World Cup.

Sport Headingley defeat sends Sussex down

  • 25 September 2015
  • From the section Counties

Sport England must justify 'route one DNA'