US tornado rescue effort nears end

This footage, courtesy of Jason Leger, shows a cellar door opening to reveal an "apocalyptic" scene. Emily Buchanan reports.

The rescue effort after the Oklahoma twister that killed 24 people nears an end, as it emerges the storm was more powerful than thought.


Immigration activists gather for prayer before the Senate Judiciary Committee began working on a landmark immigration bill to secure the border and offer citizenship to millions 20 May 2013US immigration bill passes hurdle

A sweeping immigration bill that would offer a chance of citizenship to millions living in the US illegally takes a stride forward in Congress.

French police seal off the area around the Notre-Dame de Paris. Photo: 21 May 2013Notre-Dame suicide a 'political act'

France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen pays tribute to the man who killed himself in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying it was a "political act".

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