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Matthews is an AFP New York correspondent. Previously in Pakistan/Afghanistan, Sudan and Middle East

Mourners visit a makeshift memorial outside the Tree of Life synagogue, a day after 11 Jewish worshippers were shot dead in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, October 28 2018. (Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Mourners’ emotional vigil for victims of US synagogue attack

The assault on the 150-year-old congregation was the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in recent US history

Police vehicles block off the road near the home of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect Robert Bowers’ home in Baldwin Baldwin borough, suburb of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, October 27 2018. (John Altdorfer/Reuters)

Synagogue shooter spoke of ‘genocide,’ police ID victims

Federal officials said 46-year-old Robert Bowers faces 29 separate federal charges, several of them carrying the death penalty

Joe Biden (AFP)

De Niro, Biden latest suspected targets as Trump slams media

A spree of suspicious packages and pipe bombs have been sent to opponents of Donald Trump as he lashed out at the media for stirring up "anger"

The Secret Service said it recovered a single package addressed to Clinton in Westchester, a suburb north of Manhattan on Tuesday, and a second package addressed to the Obama residence in Washington on Wednesday. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)

Suspicious packages target Obama, Clintons

Both Democrats remain two of the most high-profile political figures in the US, which goes to the polls on November 6 in key midterm elections

The series’ strength is interviews with the family, both past and present, George Zimmerman’s own words on tape and interviews with the crack team of civil rights lawyers who quickly took on the case. (AFP)

New series spotlights Trayvon Martin killing

Rest in Power: The Trayvon Martin Story premiered on the Paramount Network and BET on Monday, a docu-series bankrolled in part by rap mogul Jay Z

DA wannabe premiers line up

Ivanka Trump announces closure of fashion brand

Trump stepped away from the company to work in the White House as an adviser to her father but continued to profit from the label

Bill Cosby found guilty of sexual assault

The television icon, once beloved as ‘America’s Dad’, risks spending the rest of his life behind bars

Bill Cosby maintains he gave Andrea Constand an over-the-counter antihistamine to relieve stress. He said their relations were consensual.

US prosecution builds ‘serial predator’ case against Cosby

The now frail 80-year-old could spend the rest of his life behind bars if convicted at his retrial for drugging and molesting Andrea Constand.

Charging a Nissan e-NV200 at a rest stop along a highway in Japan.

NY state sues Weinstein and Co. for failing to protect staff

Last week, the district attorney’s office in Los Angeles said police had submitted three Weinstein sexual assault cases to prosecutors.

At the start of the Golden Globes on Sunday

Oprah 2020? Awards speech ignites frenzied speculation

Republican strategist Rick Wilson suggested Trump’s election, once unthinkable, had rewritten the rules.

Activists gather at Portland International Airport to protest against President Donald Trump’s executive action travel ban in Portland

Trump’s first major test is travel ban uproar

Donald Trump faced mass protests and global outrage Sunday over his controversial ban on travelers from seven Muslim countries.

National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete has accused opposition parties of turning too quickly to the courts to resolve parliamentary issues.

Deny, deflect: Trump comes out swinging in first news conference as president-elect

Donald Trump was combative and in control at his first news conference in months, boasting of his successes, cracking jokes and slamming the media.

Obama

David Letterman closes the curtain on 33 years of showbiz

Legendary talk show host David Letterman ended his 33-year career with a show that featured the likes of President Barack Obama and Jerry Seinfeld.

Annika Langvad battles to repair a puncture during stage 1 of the 2014 Absa Cape Epic Mountain Bike stage race.

East coast streets deserted as ‘historic’ snowstorm hits US

Public transport, schools and the UN have come to a halt as a "historic" snowstorm hit the US east coast, affecting areas like New York and Boston.

Designer Oscar de la Renta dies

Designer Oscar de la Renta dies

Legendary fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, who dressed first ladies from Jacqueline Kennedy to Laura Bush, has passed away at his US home.

‘Bon Voyage’ – trailblazing comic Joan Rivers dies

Fans, family and celebrities, including female comics who followed her into a once male-dominated arena, have bid farewell to the award-winning comic.

The Rolling Stones cancel show after L’Wren Scott’s death

Mick Jagger has reportedly left Perth, where the band is set to play, after the death of his girlfriend, fashion designer L’Wren Scott in the US.

UN warns of diseases in Pakistan floods

UN warns of diseases in Pakistan floods

The United Nations warned on Monday that up to 3,5-million children were at risk from water-borne diseases in Pakistan’s floods.

UN chief urges world to speed up Pakistan aid

UN chief urges world to speed up Pakistan aid

UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Pakistan on Sunday to visit areas ravaged by floods and urged the world to speed up aid.

Mass rallies on last Afghan campaign day

Top candidates in the Afghan presidential race on Monday addressed rallies attended by thousands of cheering supporters.