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8 August 2012 Last updated at 14:47 ET

US temple gunman 'shot himself'Sikhs attend a vigil in Oak Creek, Wisconsin on 8 August 2012

The man who shot dead six people at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin died of a self-inflicted gun shot to the head, after police shot him, says the FBI.

A little girl runs through a sprinkler, Washington DC 5 July 2012July hottest US month on record

July 2012 has broken the old record set in 1936 during the Dust Bowl era to become the hottest month ever in the US, scientists say.

Mars rover handout image released on 8 August 2012Mars rover lifts its mast cameras

The Curiosity Mars rover uses its navigation cameras for the first time, capturing images of its shadow on the ground and views of the horizon.

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