Chinese airliner forced to land after rat found on board
Friday, 26 February 2016, 10:17
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
A rat found scuttling around the cabin forced a Chinese airliner to return to an airport shortly after takeoff on Friday morning. The rodent was found shortly after the Loong Air flight left the...
Watch: Sheriff says gunman, 3 others dead after shootings in Kansas
Friday, 26 February 2016, 08:15
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
A series of shootings at a business, its parking lot and two streets nearby left four people including the gunman dead, a sheriff in south-centralKansas said Thursday. Harvey County Sheriff...
Calais camp, symbol of migrant crisis, set for destruction
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 20:44
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
A French court gave the state the green light Thursday to raze makeshift tents and lean-tos used by hundreds of migrants at a sprawling slum in Calais, where many dream of slipping into...
Italy Senate OKs civil unions, but LGBT groups are unhappy
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 18:58
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Italy's Senate voted Thursday to grant legal recognition to civil unions, as the last holdout in Western Europe took a compromise step to give some rights to gay couples after a bitter, years-long...
Long-awaited report says BBC missed chances to stop Savile
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 13:01
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
An investigation commissioned by the BBC has found that employees were aware of complaints of sexual assault against the late entertainer Jimmy Savile and missed opportunities to stop...
Mumbai sets no-selfie zones as deaths linked to selfies rise
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 06:50
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Look around in any major Indian city, and you will find someone with an arm outstretched, mobile phone in hand, smiling widely and clicking away. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embraced the...
EU chief says Brexit would change Europe forever for the worse
Wednesday, 24 February 2016, 16:04
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
An "out" vote in the June 23 British referendum on European Union membership will change Europe forever — and "for the worse," the bloc's president said Wednesday. EU President Donald Tusk...