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French police clash with protesters backing Calais migrants

Sunday, 2 October 2016, 05:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

French police fired tear gas and water cannons on protesters defending migrants in the northern city of Calais as the government prepares to shut down the city's notorious migrant camp. The...

Polish explorer says he's found deepest underwater cave

Saturday, 1 October 2016, 12:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A team of explorers say they have revealed an underwater cave to be the world's deepest, at 404 meters (1,325 feet) down, near the eastern Czech town of Hranice. Polish explorer Krzysztof...

Updated: Georgian Orthodox delegation stays away from Pope's Mass

Saturday, 1 October 2016, 09:36 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis celebrated Mass on Saturday for Georgia's tiny Catholic community Saturday and pressed his mission to improve ties with the Georgian Orthodox Church after receiving an unexpectedly warm...

Baby girl found in suitcase beside infant skeleton

Saturday, 1 October 2016, 09:14 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A 22-year-old woman is under investigation for manslaughter after German police found a suitcase in her apartment with a newborn baby girl inside along with the skeleton of a second infant, Hannover...

Pennsylvania dealer hid 110 heroin bags in buttocks

Friday, 30 September 2016, 16:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Police say a Pennsylvania drug dealing suspect was found hiding 110 small bags of heroin in his buttocks. Authorities say 32-year-old Carbondale resident Corey Davis was arrested Thursday in...

Two Van Gogh paintings recovered by Italian anti-Mafia police

Friday, 30 September 2016, 13:37 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Anti-Mafia police in Naples have recovered two Van Gogh paintings stolen from Amsterdam in 2002, the Van Gogh Museum and organized crime investigators said Friday. The museum...

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