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Pope in Fatima to honour simple children who changed church

Friday, 12 May 2017, 09:35 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis and pilgrims from around the world are flocking to a Catholic shrine town in Portugal to honor two poor, illiterate shepherd children whose visions of the Virgin Mary 100 years ago marked...

Watch: Biker rescued from flames after crashing into truck

Thursday, 11 May 2017, 07:04 Last update: about 9 years ago

A motorcyclist in China was lucky to survive a crash Saturday after his bike burst into flames when it crashed into a truck. Video footage of the crash shows the motorcyclist trying to stop at...

Migrant SOS calls show Italy, Malta arguing over 2013 rescue

Thursday, 11 May 2017, 05:47 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

An Italian newsmagazine has obtained recordings of telephone calls surrounding a deadly 2013 migrant boat sinking, revealing how a Syrian father's desperate calls for help went unheeded for hours as...

Pope to canonize two Fatima children a century after visions

Wednesday, 10 May 2017, 13:06 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Three shepherd children in Portugal were jailed and threatened with being boiled alive in olive oil when they claimed the Virgin Mary appeared to them 100 years ago. The Catholic Church doubted their...

Wish you were here? V&A museum puts Pink Floyd on show

Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 15:41 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The Victoria & Albert Museum's new exhibition is a psychedelic time capsule of a show devoted to the band Pink Floyd, complete with floating pigs, surreal animations and trippy...

Nearly 250 missing in Mediterranean shipwrecks

Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 12:10 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 250 people are missing and feared dead following two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days. UNHCR says one of its partner agencies, the...

Updated (2) - Pro-EU Macron wins France's presidency, Le Pen hopes dashed

Sunday, 7 May 2017, 20:09 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Ripping up France's political map, French voters elected independent centrist Emmanuel Macron as the country's youngest president Sunday, delivering a resounding victory to the unabashedly pro-European former investment banker and dashing the populist dream of far-right rival Marine Le Pen....

Tense France chooses new president, deciding Europe's fate

Sunday, 7 May 2017, 08:16 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Voters across France are casting ballots in a presidential election runoff that could decide Europe's future, choosing between independent Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le...

San Diego police kill boy, 15, in school parking lot

Sunday, 7 May 2017, 06:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Police shot and killed a 15-year-old student Saturday after he pointed a BB gun at them in a high school parking lot, authorities said. The Torrey Pines High School student called 911 shortly...

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