Italian coast guard rescues 149 migrants from capsized boat
Sunday, 24 November 2019, 07:34
Last update: about 7 years ago
A crowded boat filled with migrants capsized in wind-whipped seas near a tiny Mediterranean island Saturday, sending them tumbling into the water, said the Italian coast guard, which pulled 149 of...
Democratic debate: Rising Pete Buttigieg could face attacks
Wednesday, 20 November 2019, 07:47
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Pete Buttigieg’s dramatic rise from little-known Indiana mayor to a leading Democratic presidential candidate faces its toughest test on Wednesday, with rivals poised to lob debate-stage attacks...
Vatican’s financial 007 leaves amid fallout from police raid
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 07:59
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The head of the Vatican’s financial watchdog agency is leaving his post after a raid by Vatican police on the agency’s offices breached the Holy See’s international financial...
UK leader Johnson faces questions about ties to US woman
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 07:57
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced new questions Monday about his relationship with an American businesswoman who allegedly received favors and public funds while Johnson was the...
Most hated Christmas songs ranked in survey
Monday, 18 November 2019, 09:46
Last update: about 7 years ago
Mariah Carey's Christmas classic 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' topped a poll to take the unfortunate crown of being the most annoying Christmas song. The survey was taken in the United...
Pete Buttigieg touts military service, wary of overstating role
Monday, 18 November 2019, 09:00
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Pete Buttigieg strides past an oversized photograph of himself dressed in fatigues, the Afghan horizon behind him, as he enters a Des Moines arena for an Iowa Democratic Party gala. In his first...
Venice’s dwindling population faces mounting woes
Monday, 18 November 2019, 08:54
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
One of only four oar makers for Venice’s famed gondoliers, Paolo Brandolisio wades through his ground-floor workshop for the third time in a week of record-breaking floods, despairing of any...
Pope decries that ‘greed of a few’ worsens poverty of others
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 18:04
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis on Sunday decried that the “greed of a few” wealthy people is compounding the plight of the poor before sharing a meal with the jobless and the homeless that has become a...
UK media: Prince Andrew’s sex claims rebuttal a PR disaster
Sunday, 17 November 2019, 16:05
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British media on Sunday slammed Prince Andrew’s effort to rebut claims that he had sex with a teenager who says she was trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein, branding his televised interview a complete...