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Man arrested in Texas after telling kids Santa Claus isn't real

Sunday, 9 December 2018, 06:52 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Police say a 31-year-old protester who told children Santa Claus is not real has been arrested for trespassing at a North Texas church. Aaron Urbanski was arrested Saturday after authorities were...

Rioting engulfs Paris as anger grows over high French taxes

Sunday, 9 December 2018, 06:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against...

Paris shutters itself in fear of worsening protest violence

Saturday, 8 December 2018, 10:28 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Prized Paris monuments and normally bustling shopping meccas locked down Saturday and tens of thousands of police took position around France, fearing worsening violence in a new round of...

Merkel ally elected leader of chancellor's party

Friday, 7 December 2018, 17:29 Last update: about 9 years ago

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, an ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, has been elected as the new leader of Merkel's center-right party. Kramp-Karrenbauer narrowly defeated Friedrich Merz, a...

Updated: China demands Canada release Huawei executive

Thursday, 6 December 2018, 06:26 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies for possible extradition to the United States. China demanded her immediate...

UK Parliament and government face off in Brexit showdown

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 14:25 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Britain's House of Commons was opening round two Wednesday in a bruising battle between lawmakers and Prime Minister Theresa May's government over Brexit. Lawmakers were holding the second of...

Four men charged in Panama Papers investigation

Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 13:16 Last update: about 9 years ago

Federal authorities announced a raft of conspiracy and tax fraud charges Tuesday against four men in the first U.S. prosecution related to the so-called Panama Papers. The 11-count indictment...

Updated: UK Parliament delivers rebuke to government over Brexit

Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 18:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In a U.K. parliamentary first, British lawmakers have found the government in contempt of Parliament for refusing to publish advice from the country's top law officer about Brexit. The House of...

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