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Pope Francis expresses horror and condemnation over Orlando shooting 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

Pope Francis. REUTERS file photo / Stefano Rellandini MILAN: Pope Francis has expressed horror and condemnation over the mass shooting in a nightclub...

Trump quickly ties Florida shootings to Islamists 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON: In the wake of the deadliest shooting in U.S. history, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wasted little time suggesting...

FBI: Orlando gunman had been probed for ties to bomber 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

FBI agents seen outside of Pulse nightclub after a fatal shooting and hostage situation where 20 people died on June 12, 2016 in...

FULL TEXT: Obama’s remarks on Orlando shooting: ‘We will not give in to fear’ 13 Jun 2016 - 12:00 am

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the worst mass shooting in U.S. history that took place in Orlando, Florida, at the White House...

UK govt 'deeply concerned' by Marseille football violence 12 Jun 2016 - 05:47 pm

Football Soccer - Euro 2016 - Marseille, France 11/6/16 Police disperse revellers at the old port of Marseille after the England v Russia...

Obama directs federal authorities to help Orlando shooting investigation 12 Jun 2016 - 04:38 pm

Police lock down Orange Avenue around Pulse nightclub, where people were killed by a gunman in a shooting rampage in Orlando, Florida June...

Orlando shooting suspect may have 'leanings' to Islamic extremism: FBI 12 Jun 2016 - 03:14 pm

Photo credit: Twitter Orlando: A hostage-taking that left about 20 dead and 42 wounded at a Florida gay nightclub early Sunday is being...

'Multiple dead' in Florida nightclub shooting: police chief 12 Jun 2016 - 02:25 pm

This handout photo provided by the Orlando Police Department on June 12, 2016. AFP / Orlando Police Department / Orlando: Police said "multiple"...

South Sudan health care system in crisis due to cuts 12 Jun 2016 - 01:28 pm

By Parach Mach JUBA, South Sudan: “Visiting the public health center is no different from staying at home because there is no one...

Guatemala arrest 3 ex-ministers on corruption charges 12 Jun 2016 - 01:23 pm

Guatemala's former Interior Minister, Mauricio Lopez Bonilla (C) is sorrounded by policemen at the basement of the Supreme Court of Justice after being...

Mass casualties after club shooting; shooter is dead: Police 12 Jun 2016 - 01:07 pm

Photo credit: Twitter By MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla.: A gunman opened fire at a well-known central Florida nightclub, and multiple people have been...

EU vote shapes political landscape in Britain’s north 12 Jun 2016 - 12:07 pm

By Elizabeth Piper NEWCASTLE, England: With a waxed jacket over a crisp suit, and very southern vowels, former commodity broker Nigel Farage cuts...

Queen marks 90th with huge birthday lunch in London 12 Jun 2016 - 12:07 pm

Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge holding her daughter Princess Charlotte, Prince George, Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II...

Shooting at a Florida nightclub, people injured: police 12 Jun 2016 - 11:09 am

An image outside the Pulse nightclub shared by @OrlandoPolice Miami: A shooting erupted at a gay nightclub in downtown Orlando, Florida early Sunday,...

Florida police seek motive for killing of 'The Voice' singer 12 Jun 2016 - 09:50 am

Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star singer Christina Grimmie performs during the 2015 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas,...

Clinton vs Trump: battle of the New Yorkers 12 Jun 2016 - 09:43 am

Hillary Clinton speaks during a Planned Parenthood Action Fund event June 10, 2016 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong/Getty Images/AFP New York: Perhaps the...

Without help, families face lonely search for Europe's missing refugee children 12 Jun 2016 - 08:06 am

Refugee children sit-in-protest in front of the Athens municipality building on June 9, 2016. AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI By Morgan Meaker ATHENS: After...

Guatemala arrests two former ministers on corruption charges 12 Jun 2016 - 07:51 am

A man holds up a placard mocking Guatemala's President Jimmy Morales during a protest against government corruption outside the National Palace in downtown ...