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Helmut Kohl, chancellor who reunited Germany, dies at 87

Friday, 16 June 2017, 17:57 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Helmut Kohl, the physically imposing German chancellor whose reunification of a nation divided by the Cold War put Germany at the heart of a united Europe, has died at...

Updated: Police arrest man with knife outside UK Parliament

Friday, 16 June 2017, 12:46 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

London police say a man with a knife has been arrested near the House of Commons in London. There were no injuries. Friday's incident comes just months after a man barreled his car into...

Woman dies after Champions League stampede on 3 June

Friday, 16 June 2017, 12:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The city of Turin has declared a day of mourning following the death of one of the 1,500 people injured during a stampede of fans watching the Champions League final in a city square. The...

UK treasury chief: economy should be main focus in Brexit

Friday, 16 June 2017, 11:43 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Britain's finance minister said Friday that protecting jobs and the economy should be the main focus in upcoming discussions over the country's exit from the European Union. Arriving for a...

Updated: Russia claims it has killed IS leader al-Baghdadi

Friday, 16 June 2017, 10:17 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Russia claimed Friday it killed the leader of the Islamic State group in an airstrike on a meeting of IS leaders just outside the IS de facto capital in Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry said...

Secretary of two popes sheds light on their daily lives

Thursday, 15 June 2017, 15:15 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

St. John Paul II discussed stepping down as pope with his aides but was advised against it in the interest of the Catholic Church, his former secretary said in a book recently published in the pope's...

London residents demand answers in deadly high-rise blaze

Thursday, 15 June 2017, 06:23 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

With smoke still swirling around the charred remains of Grenfell Tower in west London, residents and community leaders demanded to know Wednesday how a ferocious fire could have swept through the...

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