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Robert Mugabe, longtime Zimbabwe leader, dies at 95

Friday, 6 September 2019, 07:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Robert Mugabe, the former leader of Zimbabwe forced to resign in 2017 after a 37-year rule whose early promise was eroded by economic turmoil, disputed elections and human rights violations, has died....

Italy's new government takes office, but how long will it last?

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 16:10 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italy's new government took office Thursday, with one of its first decisions indicating it intends to reverse the euro-skeptic vision of the collapsed, populist coalition it replaced. Premier...

US woman arrested at Manila airport with baby hidden in bag

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 13:57 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

An American woman who attempted to carry a 6-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila's airport and charged with human trafficking, officials said...

Updated: Johnson calls opponents cowardly, plans new election bid

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 10:49 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Boris Johnson looked for new ways Thursday to bring about a national election, after rebellious British lawmakers rejected his call to trigger a snap poll and moved to block his plan to...

Hurricane death toll climbs to 20 in devastated Bahamas

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 08:04 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The ground crunched under Greg Alem's feet on Wednesday as he walked over the ruins of his home, laid waste by Hurricane Dorian. He touched a splintered beam of wood and pointed to the fallen trees,...

Italy's Conte forms new coalition of populists and Democrats

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 07:48 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte forged a new coalition government Wednesday that teams up the populist 5-Star Movement and center-left Democrats in an unusual alliance of rivals to banish for now the...

Johnson's Brexit plans in crisis after third defeat in two days

Thursday, 5 September 2019, 07:43 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Boris Johnson called Wednesday for a national election on Oct. 15, saying it was the only way out of Britain's Brexit impasse after lawmakers moved to block his plan to leave the...

Updated: Hong Kong leader withdraws extradition bill

Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 12:55 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam has announced the government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that has sparked months of demonstrations in the city, bowing to one of the protesters'...

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