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Former President George H.W. Bush celebrating 93rd birthday

Monday, 12 June 2017, 14:54 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Former President George H.W. Bush is celebrating his 93rd birthday with family on the Maine coast. Bush was planning a low-key celebration Monday with his wife, Barbara Bush, and other family...

Populists' surge in Italy stops in voting for Italy's mayors

Monday, 12 June 2017, 12:40 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Nearly complete Italian mayoral election results confirm that voters have rejected populist candidates. With most ballots counted from elections a day earlier in a thousand small cities and...

Italy exit polls: Populists trailing in main mayors' races

Monday, 12 June 2017, 06:02 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

First exit polls indicate candidates from a populist movement did poorly in the main Italian mayoral races, with the leading candidates coming from both the traditional center-right and center-left...

Tottering Theresa May names new UK Cabinet as critics circle

Sunday, 11 June 2017, 18:48 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed ministers to her shaky government Sunday, as some Conservative colleagues rallied to support her — and others said her days were numbered...

From assassination attempts to character assassination

Sunday, 11 June 2017, 14:58 Last update: about 9 years ago David Lindsay

Mahdi al-Harati, who played a leading role in the toppling of former Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, has strongly refuted accusations by the governments of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and the UAE...

Gaddafi's son released after more than 5 years of detention

Sunday, 11 June 2017, 06:59 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Seif al-Islam, the son and one-time heir apparent of late Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi, has been released after more than five years in detention, his captors said on Saturday. A statement by...

Boy, 13, arrested for murder in 14-year-old's shooting death

Sunday, 11 June 2017, 06:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A 13-year-old boy has been arrested for investigation of murder in the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy in California, authorities said Saturday. Officers responding to reports of shots fired...

UK prime minister's top aides resign after election fiasco

Saturday, 10 June 2017, 19:25 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The two top aides to British Prime Minister Theresa May resigned Saturday, sacrificed in a bid to save their leader from being toppled by a furious Conservative Party after a disastrous election wiped...

Adam West, known for his role as Batman, passes away

Saturday, 10 June 2017, 17:55 Last update: about 9 years ago

Adam West, the actor best known for his role as Batman in the 1960s TV series, has passed away at age 88 the BBC reports. West died in Los Angeles after a battle with leukaemia. His...

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