Joe Jackson, patriarch of musical Jackson family, dies at 89
Thursday, 28 June 2018, 00:13
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Joe Jackson, the fearsome stage dad of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and their talented siblings, who took his family from poverty and launched a musical dynasty, died Wednesday. He was...
Jerusalem backlash casts shadow over Eurovision contest
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:50
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
When the United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Israelis hoped other countries would follow suit. Instead, the move has created a backlash. The latest setback threatens the contested...
Sicily town gets OK to take ship with migrants
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 07:53
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
The mayor of a Sicilian port town says he has received approval from Italy's interior ministry to let a Danish-flagged container ship dock with more than 100 migrants aboard. The Alexander Maersk...
Updated: Italian minister emboldened by Libya visit, migration curbs
Monday, 25 June 2018, 14:51
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Italy's firebrand interior minister vowed on Monday to do everything possible to help Libya stem the flow of migrants and develop itself commercially, saying Italy wants Europe to view its former...
Italy declines aid ship help, hands migrant rescue to Libya
Sunday, 24 June 2018, 20:59
Last update: about 9 years ago
The Italian government stepped up its efforts to discourage migration Sunday by telling a Spanish aid group it didn't need help rescuing 1,000 migrants from six dinghies because it had passed...
Germany: 25 people injured as apartment is destroyed in explosion
Sunday, 24 June 2018, 13:32
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday. Police said the explosion...
Pro-EU protesters march in London, demand new vote on Brexit
Saturday, 23 June 2018, 17:58
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Tens of thousands of anti-Brexit protesters marched Saturday in London to demand a new referendum on leaving the European Union, as a divided Britain marked the second anniversary of its vote to quit...