Updated: Knights of Malta acknowledge damage from Vatican showdown
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 19:45
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The Knights of Malta religious order is seeking to move beyond its showdown with the Vatican while acknowledging the crisis has hurt donations for its humanitarian work. Leaders of the...
Updated: UK Brexit plan seeks close EU ties, but details still short
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 14:28
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The British government is trying to ease some of the uncertainty around the U.K.'s exit from the European Union, saying it seeks an outcome of "mutual benefit" to both sides. Brexit Secretary...
Beyonce announces she’s pregnant with twins on Instagram
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 10:06
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Blue Ivy is about to become a big sister — twice over. Beyonce and Jay Z announced Wednesday on Instagram that the superstar singer is pregnant with twins. “We have been blessed...
Updated: UK lawmakers voting on bill to trigger EU exit talks
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 11:46
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Britain's House of Commons is to vote on a bill authorizing Prime Minister Theresa May to start European Union exit talks — the first major test of whether lawmakers will try to impede the...
Austrian government agrees on full-face veil ban in public places
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 13:31
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Austria's governing coalition has agreed to prohibit full-face veils in courts, schools and other "public places" as part of a package of reforms drawn up after more than a week of...
Unemployment drops, inflation jumps as Europe recovers
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 11:08
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Official figures show Europe's recovery is gathering speed, with inflation picking up and unemployment at its lowest in nearly eight years. The official figures Tuesday from Eurostat showed...
Updated: UK lawmakers start debate on bill authorizing Brexit talks
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 08:30
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
British lawmakers are starting debate on a bill authorizing the start of European Union exit talks, as the government races to meet a self-imposed March 31 deadline to begin the process. The...
Washington is first state to sue Trump over immigration order
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 06:05
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Washington state's attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations, making it the...
Trump fires US acting attorney general over executive order defiance
Tuesday, 31 January 2017, 05:52
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Accusing her of betrayal and insubordination, President Donald Trump on Monday fired Sally Yates (above), the acting attorney general of the United States and a Democratic appointee, after she...