29 December 2014 Last updated at 20:06

Obama: US now 'less racially divided'Protesters, demanding justice for Akai Gurley, march towards New York Police Department's (NYPD) 75th Precinct from the site of his shooting death in Brooklyn, New York 27 December 2014

President Barack Obama has said race relations in the US are better than when he took office, despite nationwide protests over police actions.


Virgin Atlantic 747 landing at GatwickVirgin jet makes emergency landing

A Virgin Atlantic passenger plane bound for the US is preparing for a "non-standard landing" at London's Gatwick airport because of landing gear problems.

Flowers and messages are shown Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at the scene of a fatal collision between a car and bicyclist along a Baltimore residential street with a bike lane. US bishop admits fatal hit-and-run

Maryland's first female Episcopal bishop was the driver in a hit-and-run crash that killed a bicyclist in Baltimore, the diocese says.

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