IOC says North Korea to have 22 athletes in 5 Olympic sports
Saturday, 20 January 2018, 15:43
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A Korean unity deal for the Pyeongchang Olympics will see 22 North Korean athletes cross the border with South Korea to compete and march together under a unification flag at the opening...
Governor denies parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
Saturday, 20 January 2018, 13:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The governor of California once again denied parole Friday for Leslie Van Houten, the youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson who blamed herself at her parole hearing for letting him...
US government shuts down as partisan blame game heats up
Saturday, 20 January 2018, 09:35
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
The federal government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday, halting all but the most essential operations and marring the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration in a...
California couple tortured 12 kids, but kept two Maltese dogs healthy
Friday, 19 January 2018, 14:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
They were starved and shackled to their beds, sometimes for months. They were beaten and choked. They were given scant medical care, often denied use of a toilet and allowed to shower but once a year....
Prince William sports shaved head on royal visit
Friday, 19 January 2018, 13:14
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Prince William sported a newly trimmed hairstyle as he visited a children's hospital. The Duke of Cambridge revealed the close-shaven style at the launch of the Step into Health programme at the...
Powerful gale lashes Europe, 6 dead amid traffic chaos
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 14:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A powerful storm pummeled Europe with high winds and snow Thursday, killing at least six people in three countries, grounding flights, halting trains, ripping roofs off buildings and flipping over...
52 people die in bus fire in Kazakhstan
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 12:22
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A bus fire in Kazakhstan killed 52 people on Thursday in a vast snow-covered steppe, officials said. The tragedy happened near the village of Kalybai in the northern Aktobe region, the...
13 siblings held captive were likely coerced to remain quiet
Thursday, 18 January 2018, 08:43
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
When a 17-year-old girl jumped out a window from the house where her parents allegedly starved and tortured their 13 children, she broke a silence that had likely lasted years. It's not clear why...
Pope heads to Chile indigenous area after churches burned
Wednesday, 17 January 2018, 08:07
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Looking to put Chile's sex abuse scandal behind him, Pope Francis dives Wednesday into another divisive issue roiling the South American nation: the plight of the indigenous Mapuche and their...