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Bolivia defence minister calls Colombia plane crash 'murder'

Saturday, 10 December 2016, 06:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Bolivia's defense minister says a plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia was "murder" because the pilot only had the exact amount of fuel needed for the flight in violation of civil aviation...

Hollywood legend Kirk Douglas turns 100

Saturday, 10 December 2016, 06:15 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Kirk Douglas is officially a centenarian. The legendary actor turned 100 Friday. Douglas is probably best known for playing the title role in Stanley Kubrick's 1960 film, "Spartacus." He was...

Celebrate closer EU union? Not with all that division

Friday, 9 December 2016, 15:23 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Instead of celebrating the 25th anniversary of the summit that reinforced the goal of an ever-closer union, the European Union's Commission chief lambasted some member states that refuse to apply...

Updated: South Korean president is impeached in stunning fall

Friday, 9 December 2016, 08:34 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

South Korean lawmakers on Friday voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country's first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united...

Brexit dominates UK politics, from Supreme Court to Commons

Friday, 9 December 2016, 06:30 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

The drama of Britain's exit from the European Union was being acted out this week on two of London's grandest stages: the Supreme Court and the House of Commons chamber. The plot is gripping, but the...

John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, dies at 95

Friday, 9 December 2016, 06:17 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of...

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