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Dead body of boy, 2, snatched by alligator recovered

The dead body of a 2-year-old boy snatched by an alligator near a Disney World hotel in Orlando has been recovered.

Cinema

Johnson-Hart duo star in Hollywood comedy 'Central Intelligence'

Bob Stone was a one-time bullied overweight geek at high school.

USA

Alligator drags toddler into Disney lagoon

A frantic search for the two-year-old boy is underway in Orlando, Florida.

USA

Hillary Clinton's 'birthday gift' to Donald Trump...

He turned 70 on Tuesday but the only thing Donald Trump got from Hillary Clinton was a harsh rebuke for his response to the Orlando shooting tragedy – notably the property mogul’s comments on US TV th

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Obama slams renewed Trump call for Muslim ban after Orlando shooting

US President Barack Obama has slammed White House hopeful Donald Trump’s renewed call for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the country, as last weekend’s gay nightclub massacre in Orlando continues

Economy

Federal Reserve set not to play interest rate rise card

The Federal Reserve is deep in a policy meeting with the unlikelihood of an interest rate rise coming anytime soon.

Economy

Orlando killings prompt share rise in US gun companies

Shares in US gun companies saw stocks rise as a result of the mass murder in an Orlando LGBT nightclub.

USA

Orlando shooter - 'a home grown extremist'

US authorities say they have found no direct links between ISIL militants and the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

USA

Orlando shooter's father: "I condemn what he did"

What drove Omar Mateen to commit the worst mass shooting in US history?

World News

Clinton, Trump clash over Orlando mass shooting

Presumptive US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have clashed over the mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub over the weekend, which left at least 49 people dead and dozens…

World News

"He was an American so he doesn't represent Afghanistan"

Afghans respond to news that Orlando nightclub killer Omar Mateen was the son of Afghan immigrants.

USA

Fewer nuclear weapons but a far cry from disarmament

The nine “nuclear states” are reducing the number of warheads but there is a new race to modernize the nuclear arsenal.

USA

"I played dead to survive"

A survivor of Sunday's nightclub attack in Orlando has given a vivid account of the moment the gunman opened fire on the crowd.

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Poignant vigil held for Florida shooting victims

A vigil was held outside the White House to pay tribute to the 50 people killed when a gunman went on a shooting spree at a gay nightclub in Florida.

USA

ISIL admits one of its 'soldiers' to blame for Orlando gay club massacre

The massacre has been described as the biggest mass killing of LGBT people in the West since the Holocaust.

USA

Hundreds gather to give blood in Orlando

Officials say the response has been "overwhelming" - but there is frustration in the gay community as some are prevented from donating

Cult

Tony Awards: stars pay homage to Orlando victims

At the Tony Awards in Los Angeles, organisers dedicated the ceremony to the victims of the Orlando shooting.

USA

Mourners call for increased tolerance after Orlando massacre

A vigil outside the White House on Sunday night remembered victims of the Orlando massacre.

USA

Profile of Orlando gunman Omar Mateen

Omar Mateen aspired to be a police officer and had once applied to join a police academy.

USA

Prayers and condolences pour in after Orlando shooting

As ordinary Americans across the country try to come to terms with events in Florida, there have been reactions from religious and political leaders alike.

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