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...
Updated: Macron's takeover of French politics is all but complete
Sunday, 11 June 2017, 20:17
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Pollsters are projecting that French President Emmanuel Macron's party is in position to win a crushing parliamentary majority following the first round Sunday of legislative elections...
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...