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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...

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...

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