US to commemorate 9/11 as its aftermath extends and evolves
Wednesday, 11 September 2019, 08:26
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Americans are commemorating 9/11 with mournful ceremonies, volunteering, appeals to "never forget" and rising attention to the terror attacks' extended toll on responders. A crowd of victims'...
Trump fires John Bolton, says they 'disagreed strongly'
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 18:40
Last update: about 7 years ago
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he fired national security adviser John Bolton, citing strong disagreements on a number of policy issues. Trump tweeted that he told Bolton Monday night...
Italy's Conte wins first confidence vote in Parliament
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 07:48
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte on Monday won the first of two mandatory confidence votes on his four-day-old coalition of rival parties, after a day of fielding insults during a boisterous Parliament...
Johnson suspends UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat
Tuesday, 10 September 2019, 07:45
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The simmering showdown between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain's Parliament over Brexit came to a head as lawmakers delivered three defeats to the government's plans for leaving the European...
Updated: 3 killed, including 2 children, in shooting in Dutch city
Monday, 9 September 2019, 21:55
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Police in the Netherlands have tweeted that three people have been killed and one other person has been seriously wounded in a shooting in a residential neighborhood in the city of...
UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow to step down
Monday, 9 September 2019, 17:08
Last update: about 7 years ago
UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow says he will step down by the end of next month after a decade in the job. Bercow told lawmakers that if Parliament votes Monday in favor of an early...
US priest accused of abusing boys for decades in Philippines
Monday, 9 September 2019, 10:39
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
The American priest's voice echoed over the phone line. "Happy days are gone," he said in the 2018 call, recorded by a young man whose accusations would shake this little island village and...
Updated: British Airways grounds nearly all flights as pilots strike
Monday, 9 September 2019, 09:11
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
British Airways says it has had to cancel almost all flights as a result of a pilots' 48-hour strike over pay. In a statement Monday, the airline said it had "no way of predicting how many...
Shipwreck survivor rescues migrants trying to reach Europe
Monday, 9 September 2019, 07:58
Last update: about 7 years ago
Associated Press
Every time Hassan Ali Salem pulls a man, woman or child from a rickety boat or straight out of the water, he relives his own trauma in the Mediterranean Sea. The Egyptian says he was just 16 when...