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Afghan officials say Kabul suicide bombing death toll climbs to 24

Monday, 24 July 2017, 08:14 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A suicide bomber rammed his car packed with explosives into a bus carrying government employees in the Afghan capital early on Monday, killing 24 people and wounding 42 others, Kabul's police chief...

BBC women want wide gender pay gap fixed now, not in 3 years

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 17:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Some of the BBC's most prominent female journalists and TV presenters are banding together to demand that the broadcaster fix its wide gender pay gap immediately rather than in several years as...

Hungary's Prime Minister says EU seeks to 'Muslimize' Europe

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 06:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

European Union leaders and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros are seeking a "new, mixed, Muslimized Europe," Hungary's anti-migration prime minister said Saturday. Prime Minister Viktor...

Princes William, Harry remember their final call with Diana

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 06:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

It was a typical phone call between two boys playing and their mother, who was on vacation in France. It was brief — the boys wanted to get back to playing with their cousins, not spend time on...

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Sunday, 23 July 2017, 06:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked...

3 Palestinians, 3 Israelis killed in violence over holy site

Saturday, 22 July 2017, 06:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Escalating Israeli-Palestinian tensions over the Holy Land's most contested shrine boiled over into violence on Friday that killed six people — three Palestinians in street clashes in Jerusalem...

Exhumation of Dali's remains finds his moustache still intact

Saturday, 22 July 2017, 06:11 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Forensic experts in Spain have removed hair, nails and two long bones from Salvador Dali's embalmed remains to aid a court-ordered paternity test that may enable a woman who says she is the surrealist...

Why have other Gulf states cut ties with Qatar?

Friday, 21 July 2017, 12:33 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Gulf Arab countries summon images of oil-fueled wealth, luxurious malls and strong Muslim identity. Nasty regional rivalry, diplomatic ruptures and panicked citizens stockpiling groceries don’t...

Earthquake damages buildings on Greek island; 2 killed, 120 hurt

Friday, 21 July 2017, 06:26 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A powerful earthquake shook the Greek resort island of Kos early Friday morning, damaging older and historic buildings and the main port, killing at least two people and causing more than 120...

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