Florida airport shooting raises questions about guns in baggage
Saturday, 7 January 2017, 13:44
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The suspect in a deadly shooting at a Florida airport used a gun that he had stored in his checked luggage, raising questions about airport security and whether safety officials need to...
Turkey dismisses more civil servants in post-coup purge
Saturday, 7 January 2017, 11:36
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Turkey has dismissed more than 8,000 civil servants for alleged ties to terror organizations, in the latest purge under a state of emergency imposed following the failed July 15 coup attempt....
US report: Putin ordered effort to help Trump, hurt Clinton
Saturday, 7 January 2017, 06:20
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a hidden campaign to influence America's presidential election in favor of Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton, U.S. intelligence agencies declared Friday in the...
Watch - Updated: US veteran arrested in Florida airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded
Friday, 6 January 2017, 19:50
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
An Army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the baggage claim area Friday, killing five people and wounding eight, authorities said....
Jamie Oliver to shut six UK restaurants in tough Brexit market
Friday, 6 January 2017, 15:03
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is shutting six of his 42 Jamie's Italian restaurants in Britain amid tough trading conditions and a lower pound following Britain's vote to leave the European...
UNHCR concerned over refugee conditions on Greek islands
Friday, 6 January 2017, 14:54
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The United Nations refugee agency urged Greek authorities Friday to quickly move asylum-seekers to the mainland from overcrowded facilities on Greek islands, saying conditions remain bad and...
Pope Francis treats homeless to lunch as Church celebrates Epiphany
Friday, 6 January 2017, 13:55
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis treated a few hundred homeless people and refugees to a simple sandwich lunch on Friday, and urged the faithful to find God in the peripheries of society, not its palaces. Francis...
Eurozone economy sees more evidence of a pickup
Friday, 6 January 2017, 12:38
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Further evidence emerged Friday to show that the 19-country eurozone economy ended 2016 strongly and that it's poised for a period of faster growth, at least until a run of elections that have the...