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Trump faces new sexual assault allegation; he issues denial

Saturday, 22 June 2019, 07:00 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A New York-based advice columnist claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her in a dressing room at a Manhattan department store in the mid-1990s, according to a first-person account published Friday...

EU fails to reach top jobs deal, will try again June 30

Friday, 21 June 2019, 07:54 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

European Union leaders failed to reach a deal early Friday on candidates for a full slate of the bloc's top jobs and announced a special summit for June 30 to try and break the deadlock. EU...

Mother reverses car onto running daughter, killing her

Thursday, 20 June 2019, 13:46 Last update: about 8 years ago

A girl aged one year and six months died today in Turin, Italy, after being hit by a reversing car driven by her mother, Italian media report. The girl, according to the reports, slipped out of...

Police shooting poses Buttigieg's biggest 2020 challenge yet

Thursday, 20 June 2019, 07:51 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Mayor Pete Buttigieg stood before newly sworn police officers to welcome them to the city's ranks, just as he has more than a dozen times since taking office. But this time he was a Democratic...

UN says nearly 71 million now displaced by war, violence at home

Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 09:47 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

A record 71 million people have been displaced worldwide from war, persecution and other violence, the U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday, an increase of more than 2 million from last year and an...

Platini released from custody after police questioning

Wednesday, 19 June 2019, 07:46 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Former UEFA president Michel Platini was released from custody in the early hours of Wednesday after being questioned as part of a corruption investigation into the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to...

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