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ESA Image caption Rosetta captured this image of 67P from 5.8km away Officials are awaiting confirmation of the Rosetta probe's collision into a 4km-wide ball of ice and dust. The spacecraft should already have hit its target, but confirmation should be received at about 11:18 GMT (12:18 BST/1318 CEST) on Friday. It is sending back pictures as it edges closer to Comet 67P. European Space Agency scientists say the satellite has come to the end of its useful life and they want to get some final, ultra-close measurements. Rosetta is not expected to survive the impact, marking the end of one of the most audacious space missions ever. Even if some of its systems remain functional, pre-loaded software on board will ensure everything is shut down on contact. Officials took the decision to crash the spacecraft because of fading power as the comet moves away from the Sun and because of increasingly slow data rates. The 19km descent should have led to Rosetta hitting the c...

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AFP Image caption Attacks continued on Tuesday and one air raid killed 12 people from two families, activists say The US has pledged to provide $364m (£276m) more in humanitarian aid to people affected by the war in Syria. The funds, officials say, will help the UN and other charities provide food, safe water and medical care to those in the country and refugees in the region. Meanwhile, Syrian forces have made advances in the centre of Aleppo after days of heavy air strikes, reports say. And the World Health Organization has called for safe evacuation routes out of the city for the injured and sick. A spokeswoman said there were only 35 doctors left to care for hundreds of trapped patients, and the number of casualties was rising. Medical supplies were running out and there was a shortage of blood, she added. Why are so many children dying in Aleppo? Why Assad wants to take Aleppo Attacks on Syria's aid workers are 'unconscionable' Children suffer horro...

AP US Republican candidate Donald Trump has said he may hit his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton harder in the next presidential debate, following their first encounter on Monday. Mr Trump said he held back "because he didn't want to hurt anyone's feelings". In a Fox News interview, he also accused moderator Lester Holt of being tougher on him than on Mrs Clinton. Overnight polls with small samples were split on who won, but more rigorous surveys are due in the coming days. Research firm Nielsen estimates 81.4 million Americans watched Monday's debate at home. This would topple the previous record of 80.6 million viewers who tuned in for the 1980 presidential debate between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Asked how he felt about the debate on the television news programme Fox and Friends on Tuesday, Mr Trump said it had gone well, but complained that Mr Holt had not pressed Mrs Clinton on her "scandals". "He didn't ask her ...

By Robert Pigott Health correspondent THINKSTOCK Poor diets are undermining the health of one in three of the world's people, an independent panel of food and agriculture experts has warned. The report says under-nourishment is stunting the growth of nearly a quarter of children under five. And by 2030 a third of the population could be overweight or obese. The report by the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition is being presented to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. The panel - which is led by the former President of Ghana John Kufuor and the former Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Government Sir John Beddington - says two billion people lack the range of vitamins and minerals in their diet needed to keep them healthy. The result is an increase in heart disease, hypertension, diabetes and other diet-related illnesses that undermines productivity and threatens to overwhelm health services. These non-infectious, chronic disea...

WASHINGTON POLICE Image caption Police released a photo of Arcan Cetin from Oak Harbor A suspect sought over a fatal gun attack at a shopping centre in Washington state on Friday evening has been captured, police say. Police have named him as Arcan Cetin, 20, of Oak Harbor, Washington. He was born in Turkey and is a legal US permanent resident, officials say. The arrest took place in Oak Harbor, a town south-west of Burlington where the shooting happened. Five people were killed inside Macy's department store at Cascade Mall. The FBI said there was no evidence that the shooting was linked to terrorism. At a news conference, police said Arcan Cetin had been identified as a suspect after a car connected to him was seen on security camera footage at the shopping centre. Lt Mike Hawley, of Island County Sheriff's Department, said the car was later spotted in Oak Harbor. He said he had been on his way to the scene when he saw the suspect by the side of a road and ar...