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Ceremonies mark liberation of two Nazi camps 70 years ago

Sunday, 19 April 2015, 18:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

 Officials in Germany solemnly commemorated the liberation of two Nazi concentration camps 70 years ago in the closing days of World War II. Poland's first lady, Anna Komorowska, joined in...

Austerity's legacy: British election focused on UK economy

Sunday, 19 April 2015, 09:49 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister David Cameron and his main opponent agree on one thing going into Britain's May 7 election: Voters should choose the next leader based on the health of the economy. The question is...

Watch: Man falls on subway tracks and pulled to safety

Saturday, 18 April 2015, 07:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

When a man tumbled onto the tracks at a downtown Philadelphia subway station, one passenger leaped into action. Surveillance video shows Alfred McNamee walking close to the edge of the platform...

Gas-line blast closes major highway, injures at least 11

Saturday, 18 April 2015, 06:57 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A large gas pipeline exploded into a tower of fire Friday in California, closing both directions of a major highway in the region and injuring at least 11 people, at least three of them critically,...

Top Iraqi militant leader 'killed'

Friday, 17 April 2015, 17:15 Last update: about 10 years ago

Fugitive Iraqi militant leader Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a former right-hand man to Saddam Hussein, has been killed, Iraqi officials say. They say he died in fighting with government troops in...

German president: Germanwings crash an 'unbelievable horror'

Friday, 17 April 2015, 14:20 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The Germanwings crash last month was an "unbelievable horror" for the families of those killed, compounded by the apparent senselessness of the co-pilot's actions in bringing down the plane, German...

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