US election 2016: Trump accused of Cuba embargo breach

Hillary Clinton says presidential rival Donald Trump appears to have violated US laws, after a report said he broke a trade embargo with Cuba. Newsweek reports that Mr Trump's company secretly conducted business in Cuba, violating the US trade embargo against the country. The company allegedly spent at least $68,000 (£52,300) in Cuba in 1998. Mr Trump's spokesman Kellyanne...

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Colombia peace deal: Historic agreement is signed

Colombia's President Santos, left, and the rebel leader known as Timochenko shook hands after signing the dea lThe Colombian government and left-wing Farc rebels have signed a historic agreement that formally brings an end to 52 years of civil war. The rebel leader Timoleon Jimenez, known as Timochenko, apologised to "all the victims of the conflict" and was greeted...

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Miami Marlins baseball star Jose Fernandez dies in boat crash

Jose Fernandez, a pitcher for the Miami Marlins baseball team, has died in a boat crash at the age of 24. The US Coast Guard said Fernandez was one of three people killed in the crash on Sunday, off Miami Beach, Florida. The club said it was "devastated". Marlins's home game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday was cancelled. Fernandez was born in Santa Clara, in Cuba,...

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Tulsa shooting police officer charged

A police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor has said. District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler has filed first-degree manslaughter charges against Officer Betty Shelby. Ms Shelby shot and killed Terence Crutcher, 40, last week while he was standing next to his broken-down car. She claimed...

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Charlotte police: Keith Scott was warned to drop gun

North Carolina officers repeatedly warned an armed man to drop his gun before fatally shooting him, a police chief said after a night of protests. Keith Lamont Scott left his car with a handgun when officers opened fire, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said during a news conference. Mr Scott, a 43-year-old black man, was shot by a black officer and died at...

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Syria conflict: US air strikes 'kill dozens of government troops'

The US-led coalition has admitted its planes carried out an attack in eastern Syria that the Russian army says killed at least 62 Syrian troops fighting IS. The US said its planes had halted the attack in Deir al-Zour when informed of the Syrian presence. A spokesman for US President Barack Obama apologised for "unintentional loss of life", AP news agency reported. The...

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