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Analysis: Theresa May fighting to hang on after gamble fails

Saturday, 10 June 2017, 07:32 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

In the big book of political blunders, Theresa May's decision to hold a snap election to solidify her Brexit mandate will rank among the most memorable - and the most unnecessary. The...

Watch: Woman distracted by phone falls over basement access doors

Friday, 9 June 2017, 14:44 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

A New Jersey woman distracted by her cellphone was hospitalized after she fell over open basement access doors and fell 6 feet (1.8 meters) into the opening. Surveillance video captured the woman...

A look at what a hung Parliament means for Britain

Friday, 9 June 2017, 11:29 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Britain's general election has ended with no party winning an outright majority, bringing the second so-called hung Parliament in the last three elections....

Updated: Japan enacts law for Emperor Akihito, 83, to abdicate

Friday, 9 June 2017, 06:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Japan's parliament has passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to become the first monarch to abdicate in 200 years. The 83-year-old emperor expressed his apparent wish to abdicate last August,...

Britons cast ballots in election marred by terror attacks

Thursday, 8 June 2017, 17:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Britain voted Thursday in an election that started out as an attempt by Prime Minister Theresa May to increase her party's majority in Parliament ahead of Brexit negotiations but was upended...

Who's who, what's at stake in Britain's unexpected election

Thursday, 8 June 2017, 09:14 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Britain votes for a new Parliament and government Thursday after a campaign of three phases: the sleepy election, the surprising election and the security election. What initially seemed the...

UK contenders trade blows on last day of election campaign

Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 18:20 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Britain's political leaders crisscrossed the country making final appeals to voters on the last day of the general election campaign Wednesday, with security dominating the agenda in the wake of the...

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