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The fatal shooting of an Australian woman by a Minneapolis police officer "should not have happened", the city's police chief has said. Justine Damond, originally from Sydney, was shot when she approached a police car after reporting a suspected rape. A lawyer for Ms Damond's family has called it  "ludicrous"  to suggest the two officers inside feared an ambush. Minneapolis Police Chief Janee Harteau said the killing was the "the actions and judgement of one individual". Officer Mohamed Noor, who shot Ms Damond in the abdomen in an upmarket neighbourhood of the city, has refused to be interviewed by investigators, as is his legal right. "The actions in question go against who we are as a department, how we train and the expectations we have for our officers," Chief Harteau told reporters in Minneapolis. "I want to assure Justine's family our community and those in Australia that I will do everything in my power to en

Image copyright AFP Image caption There are suspicions that Russia interfered in favour of Mr Trump in last year's election The spokesman for US President Donald Trump's personal legal team has resigned, media reports say. Mark Corallo was a spokesman for Marc Kasowitz, who is defending Mr Trump in an inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in last year's election. Reports said that Mr Corallo disagreed with the alleged strategy of Mr Trump's lawyers to discredit or limit the team directing the investigation. There has been no comment from him or the Trump team. Mr Corallo is close to Justice Department special counsel  Robert Mueller , who is leading the Russia investigation, and has praised him publicly,  Politico website reports. He had grown frustrated with the operation of the legal team and the warring factions and lawyers, the report adds. Russia: The 'cloud' over Trump How did we get here? How Trump team's story changed Mr Mueller  ha

Image copyright AFP Image caption Protesters and police clashed in several cities across Venezuela Millions of Venezuelans have joined a general strike called by the opposition as pressure mounts on President Nicolás Maduro to cancel elections for a new constituent assembly. Clashes between police and protesters killed at least three people. More than 300 others were reportedly arrested. Mr Maduro said the strike was minimal and that its leaders would be arrested. Since April, when opposition protests intensified, almost 100 people have died across the country. Protesters barricaded roads in the capital, Caracas, and other cities with rubbish and furniture. The opposition said that 85% of the country joined the strike. But in pro-government areas of the capital, life went on as usual, with shops open and streets busy. Public employees also appeared to have worked normally. In several cities, police fired tear gas as they clashed with protesters. One death was reported on

A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has killed at least two people on the Greek island of Kos, officials say. The 6.7-magnitude quake hit 12km (seven miles) north-east of Kos, near the Turkish coast, with a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said. At least 100 others were also injured at the popular tourist destination. Some buildings were damaged. In the Turkish city of Bodrum, several people were injured as they tried to flee the quake. The earthquake struck at 01:31 on Friday (22:31 GMT Thursday). The two deceased have not been named but police said that one of the victims was Swedish and the other was Turkish. They died after they were crushed by debris from either a collapsed wall or an old building, police said. Image copyright REUTERS Image caption The quake damaged a number of older buildings on the island of Kos Dozens more were injured when buildings collapsed, some of them suffering broken bones with a number in serious condition, Kos regional governmen