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Turkey suggests Khashoggi's remains taken out of consulate

Friday, 19 October 2018, 12:36 Last update: about 9 years ago

A Turkish official said Friday that investigators are looking into the possibility that the remains of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi may have been taken to a forest in the outskirts of...

EU looks to African nations, border control to stop migrants

Friday, 19 October 2018, 07:39 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

European Union leaders agreed Thursday to pursue the cooperation of countries in North Africa and to beef up the bloc's external borders to stop large numbers of migrants from entering Europe. A...

EU warns Italy on budget but walks a fine line

Friday, 19 October 2018, 07:34 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The European Union handed Italy a stinging letter Thursday warning that the nation's significantly higher deficit targets represented a deviation "unprecedented in the history" of EU budget rules...

Police search Saudi consul's home in missing journalist case

Thursday, 18 October 2018, 08:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Turkish crime-scene investigators searched the home of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul on Wednesday in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, and a pro-government newspaper published...

Smoke forces Melania Trump's plane back to military base

Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 16:12 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

First lady Melania Trump's plane was forced to return to a Washington area military base on Wednesday because of smoke in the cabin. Her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, said "everyone is fine and...

Russian official: Student gunman killed 17 at Crimea college

Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 14:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Russian officials said an explosive device killed at least 13 people and injured at least 50 others Wednesday at a vocational college in Crimea and called it a possible terrorist attack. Yet...

Pip Pip Hooray: Pippa Middleton gives birth to baby boy

Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 08:58 Last update: about 9 years ago

Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, has given birth to a baby boy. A spokeswoman for Middleton and her husband James Matthews said Tuesday that their first baby had...

Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, dies

Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 11:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist, technology investor and owner of several professional sports teams, has died....

Hopes for Brexit deal foiled by Irish border issue

Monday, 15 October 2018, 16:35 Last update: about 9 years ago

Only two days ahead of a summit once seen as the moment when Britain and the European Union would have to reach a Brexit deal, both sides are still refusing to blink over the question of the Irish...

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