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Spain: Socialists rule out support for conservative PM government

Monday, 21 December 2015, 13:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Spain's opposition Socialist party Monday said it would vote against having acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy form a new government, thus killing one of Rajoy's options to stay in power after voters...

Three child suicide bombers kill six in Nigeria's northeast

Monday, 21 December 2015, 13:25 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Nigeria's army says that three child suicide bombers set off explosions that killed six others and injured at least 24 people. Army spokesman Col. Sani Kukasheka Usman said Monday that the...

Spain ruling party could be out with big vote for upstarts

Monday, 21 December 2015, 06:11 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A strong showing Sunday by a pair of upstart parties in Spain's general election upended the country's traditional two-party system, with the ruling Popular Party winning the most votes but falling...

91 missing from landslide that buries buildings in China

Monday, 21 December 2015, 06:07 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

 Rescuers were searching Monday for at least 91 missing people a day after a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste buried dozens of buildings when it swept through an industrial park...

'Star Wars' blasts opening weekend record with $238 million

Sunday, 20 December 2015, 18:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

To say that the force is strong with this one isn't nearly enough. Studio estimates on Sunday say "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" brought in a galactic $238 million over the weekend, making it the...

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