Melania Trump’s immigration story in question
The wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has denied suggestions she broke US immigration rules when she began working as a model in the mid 1990’s.
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US and Brazil join forces to strengthen Olympics security
The Brazilian government and US anti-terrorism services are attempting to stamp out potential terrorist attacks at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games – beginning Saturday.
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World in brief- Reports of two chlorine gas attacks in Syria
Civilians were targeted in two attacks in the cities of Saraqib and Aleppo, both in Northern Syria, occurring within a day of each other.
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World in brief – Three-month state of emergency, purges in Turkey
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has now fired thousands of teachers, police, judges, journalists and has detained 9,400 people, mostly military personnel.
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Obama says Americans will unite after Dallas tragedy
President Obama attended a memorial service in Dallas yesterday for the five police officers shot dead during protests last week.
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World in brief – Five police officers shot dead in Texas protest
Five police officers were shot dead when violence erupted in Dallas, Texas, during protests over the shooting of two black men by police this week.
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Hillary Clinton avoids criminal charges over emails
The FBI has ended its year-long investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email and the US Attorney-General has confirmed she will not face charges.
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World in brief – Democrats stage protest in Congress over gun laws
The US Congress last night finally closed for a mid-year break after a sit-in protest by Democrat members failed to force a vote on gun control.
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World in brief – Student accused of killing South African family studied in Perth
A man has handed himself in to South African police over the murder of his parents and brother and the attempted murder of his sister.
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Items belonging to Auschwitz victims recovered decades later
Nearly 16,000 items belonging to those who were killed at the camp have been found nearly 40 years after they were misplaced.
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