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Witness, funeral helped lead police to Paris attacks suspect

Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 06:05 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

A keen-eyed witness who spotted a pale, slender figure fleeing an apartment near a Brussels auto plant one week ago set in motion a vast police dragnet that within 72 hours led to the capture of Salah...

Watch: Obama, Castro lay bare tensions on embargo, human rights

Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 06:02 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Laying bare a half-century of tensions, President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro prodded each other Monday over human rights and the longstanding U.S. economic embargo during an...

UK judge implores Madonna, Ritchie to settle custody dispute

Monday, 21 March 2016, 13:57 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

A British judge says it will be a "tragedy" if Madonna and her ex-husband Guy Ritchie don't resolve their custody battle over 15-year-old son Rocco. Judge Alistair MacDonald says Rocco is a "very...

Belgian prosecutors call for details on new terror suspect

Monday, 21 March 2016, 12:27 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Belgian prosecutors are appealing to the public for information about a man who allegedly traveled to Hungary last year with the top suspect in the Paris attacks. The federal prosecutor's office...

Seoul says North Korea fired five short-range projectiles

Monday, 21 March 2016, 11:58 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

North Korea fired five short-range projectiles into the sea on Monday, Seoul officials said, in a continuation of weapon launches it has carried out in an apparent response to ongoing South Korea-U.S....

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