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Obama to console grieving families in Orlando

by Daniel WOOLLS ORLANDO, United States (AFP) -- President Barack Obama will come face to face with the heartbreaking aftermath…

FBI offers reward for California serial killer in cold case

The Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI] on Wednesday (June 16) offered a $50,000 reward for help in apprehending a serial…

As Trump hints on guns, Congress eyes post-Orlando debate

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- With US Democrats demanding action Wednesday to reduce violence following the Orlando…

Anne Hathaway to help UN shine spotlight on working mothers

UNITED NATION, United States (AFP) -- Oscar winner Anne Hathaway has been named a goodwill ambassador for UN Women to…

2-year-old boy is dragged by alligator into lagoon on Disney property in Florida

FLORIDA, United States (Reuters) -- Orange County deputies continued the search for the two-year-old boy, who was dragged by an…

Costa Rica adds hydroelectric dam to clean energy grid

by Marco SIBAJA SIQUIRRES, Costa Rica (AFP) -- A giant cement structure rises from the river in the middle of…

Zuckerberg: Facebook community comes together after tragedy

CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) --  Mark Zuckerberg held his first question and answer session over Facebook Live on Tuesday (June…

Clinton issues stinging rebuke of ‘shameful’ Trump

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Hillary Clinton unleashed a blistering assault Tuesday on her White House opponent Donald Trump, attacking…

‘I’m next. I’m dead’ — Orlando shooting survivor recounts horror

by Kate Gillam, with Stephanie Griffith in Washington ORLANDO, United States (AFP) -- Lying wounded on the floor of Pulse…

Obama slams Trump’s ‘loose talk’ on Muslims

by Andrew BEATTY WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- President Barack Obama assailed Donald Trump and the Republican party for "loose…

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