7-month-old baby found dead after being left all day in hot SUV in Texas Saturday, 13 August 2016, 18:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press A 7-month-old boy died after being left all day in a hot sport utility vehicle in a San Antonio-area Wal-Mart parking lot, authorities said. The baby's father, who works at the store in the...
BBC rules out remaking comedy 'Allo 'Allo because of fear Nazis in show 'will offend viewers' Saturday, 13 August 2016, 18:04 Last update: about 11 years ago The BBC has ruled out remaking the famous World War II sitcom 'Allo 'Allo because bosses were nervous the Nazis in the show would offend viewers, English media report. It comes as the...
US-backed Syrian force captures key town where ISIS fighters used human shields Saturday, 13 August 2016, 15:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press U.S.-backed fighters have seized a key Islamic State stronghold in northern Syria after two months of heavy fighting and freed hundreds of civilians the extremists had used as human shields,...
World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 12 August Saturday, 13 August 2016, 08:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on 12 August. ...
Cannes bans full-body 'burkini' swimsuits from beaches, citing ‘public order’ concerns Friday, 12 August 2016, 14:19 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press The French resort of Cannes has banned full-body, head-covering swimsuits from its beaches, citing security reasons — a measure some are decrying as a discriminatory anti-Muslim move that only...
Libyan forces say '70 percent' of last ISIS bastion in coastal city of Sirte liberated Friday, 12 August 2016, 11:13 Last update: about 11 years ago U.S.-backed forces in Libya have liberated "70 percent" of the city of Sirte, the Islamic State group's last bastion in the North African country, after seizing several strategic locations...
Thai police say wave of bomb blasts that killed four not linked to Islamic terrorism Friday, 12 August 2016, 08:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press A wave of coordinated explosions rattled multiple cities across southern Thailand, killing at least four people and wounding dozens more, police said Friday. Among the injured were 10...
World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 11 August Friday, 12 August 2016, 07:59 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press This is the main news as reported by the Associated Press on 11 August. ...
Canada terror suspect dead as police thwart possible suicide bomb plot Thursday, 11 August 2016, 11:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press A Canadian man previously banned from associating with Islamic State extremists has been killed as Canada's national police force thwarted what they believed was a suicide bomb plot, a...
Watch: 10-year-old boy who lost his life on Kansas water slide ‘was decapitated’ Thursday, 11 August 2016, 09:07 Last update: about 11 years ago The 10-year-old boy killed during a ride on the world's tallest waterslide was decapitated in the accident, a person familiar with the investigation said. Authorities have yet to explain how it...