Multiple fatalities, injuries in shooting at Fort Lauderdale Airport, Florida

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Five people are dead and eight have been injured after a shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport.

Rudi Giuliani forgets 9/11 - right after talking about 9/11

After years of being criticised for exploiting the September 11 terrorist attacks for political gain, former New York mayor Rudi Giuliani has stunned the world by appearing to forget the deadliest international terrorist attack in history.

Australian academic abducted at gunpoint in Kabul

An Australian academic at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul is one of two people who have been abducted at gun point, according to reports.

Dallas police shooting, day two: Five officers killed in ambush at protest

Latest developments as five Dallas police officers are killed and seven injured during protests against the shooting of black men by police.

This chart shows the stunning rise of mass shootings in the US

Mass shootings in the US are becoming deadlier and more frequent, according to figures tracking mass shootings since 1982.

US Powerball lottery: Best way to avoid having to share the jackpot

Your chances of winning the the lottery are next to zero, so you may as well concentrate on reducing the odds of having to share a prize.

Terrorism deaths in 2014 the highest on record, Global Terrorism Index 2015 finds

More people were killed by terrorism last year than ever before. Nearly one-third of these deaths occurred in just one country.

Australia is the meat-eating capital of the world

Australians have finally surpassed the US to claim the title of world's most voracious meat eaters – a distinction we last held more than 30 years ago, in 1982.

Gun violence killed 428 times more Americans than terrorism over the past decade

Gun violence has killed 428 times more Americans over the past decade than terrorism.