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Plenty of fire and fury at 60th annual Grammy Awards

Monday, 29 January 2018, 16:44 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Just as the Hollywood award shows this year have been dominated by the Time's Up movement, the 60th annual Grammy Awards became a platform for artists to address sexual harassment and abuse, but also...

11 Afghan troops die in IS attack on Kabul military academy

Monday, 29 January 2018, 10:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Islamic State militants attacked Afghan soldiers guarding a military academy in the capital of Kabul on Monday, killing at least 11 troops and wounding 16. The attack was the latest in a wave of...

French towns swim in floodwaters that are rising in Paris

Sunday, 28 January 2018, 19:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Floodwaters have transformed the streets of scenic French towns into mucky canals, swallowed up picturesque parks and drained the demand for river boat cruises through Paris. And the waters are...

Updated: World remembers Holocaust amid signs of rising hatred

Saturday, 27 January 2018, 11:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that anti-Semitism is on the rise in her country as political leaders, Holocaust survivors and others mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In a...

Fire at hospital kills 39, injures scores in South Korea

Friday, 26 January 2018, 08:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A fire spread flames and smoke through a South Korean hospital Friday morning, killing at least 39 people, mainly from suffocation, and injuring more than 100 others in one of the country's deadliest...

Trump 'looking forward' to being questioned under oath

Thursday, 25 January 2018, 20:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump declared he's "looking forward" to being questioned - under oath - in the special counsel's probe of Russian election interference and Trump's possible obstruction in the firing...

Elton John says upcoming tour will be his last

Thursday, 25 January 2018, 10:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Elton John is retiring from the road after his upcoming three-year global tour, capping nearly 50 years on stages around the world. He calls it a "way to go out with a bang." "I've had a good...

Updated: Italian train derails near Milan; 3 dead, many injured

Thursday, 25 January 2018, 10:07 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A commuter train derailed Thursday in northern Italy, killing at least three people, seriously injuring 10 and trapping others heading into the city of Milan at the start of the work day, carabinieri...

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