Trump impeachment probe: Sharply divided House approves rules
Friday, 1 November 2019, 07:58
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Democrats swept a rules package for their impeachment probe of President Donald Trump through a divided House Thursday, as the chamber's first vote on the investigation highlighted the...
Final 'Or-derrrs': UK Commons speaker John Bercow bows out
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 12:25
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
It's last or-derrrs for John Bercow. The speaker of Britain's House of Commons, who has become a global celebrity and online meme-magnet for his loud ties, even louder voice and star turn at the...
Inferno: Fire on moving train kills 71 passengers in central Pakistan
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 10:05
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove erupted Thursday on a train traveling in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, killing at least 71 passengers, officials said. Flames roared through the...
Updated: Fiat Chrysler, PSA Peugeot boards approve merger
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 08:53
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The boards of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have approved merging the two companies in a move that would create the world's fourth-largest automaker with combined revenues of 170 billion euros ($188.8...
Hundreds of migrants in Libya flee detention, cite hunger
Thursday, 31 October 2019, 08:01
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Hundreds of migrants have fled a detention center in coastal Libya and crowded overnight around a U.N. facility, saying they were denied food for weeks. Around 450 people left Abu Salim detention...
Updated - Off to the races: UK leaders switch from Brexit to election
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 13:26
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn were gearing up to trade barbs over Brexit and public spending Wednesday as campaigning unofficially kicked off for the...
Rescue ship to land in Sicily with 104 migrants
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 07:55
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Italy is permitting the humanitarian rescue ship Ocean Viking with 104 migrants on board to land in Sicily. SOS Mediterranee, one of the charities that operate the ship, expressed relief at the...
UK to hold rare December election with Brexit on table
Wednesday, 30 October 2019, 07:53
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Britain is to hold an early election on Dec. 12 after the House of Commons passed a bill authorizing the vote. Lawmakers voted 438-20 in favor of the bill to give Prime Minister Boris Johnson the...