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1 body recovered, 36 feared dead in Philippine mall fire

Sunday, 24 December 2017, 07:15 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Philippine firefighters recovered one body from a burning shopping mall Sunday and there was "zero" chances of survival for 36 other trapped people inside the four-story building in southern Davao...

US officials say lethal weapons headed to Ukraine

Saturday, 23 December 2017, 09:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Ukraine will soon have more lethal American-made weapons to help it fight Russian-backed separatists. U.S. officials said Friday that the Trump administration approved a plan to provide lethal...

Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally

Friday, 22 December 2017, 16:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his phone: Some of his most intimate messages had just been published to the...

Girl gets 25 years in mental hospital in Slender Man case

Friday, 22 December 2017, 13:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

One of two Wisconsin girls who tried to kill a classmate to win favor with a fictional horror character named Slender Man has been sentenced to 25 years in a mental hospital, the maximum punishment...

Catalan separatists regain majority in regional election

Friday, 22 December 2017, 08:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Catalonia's secessionist parties won enough votes Thursday to regain a slim majority in the regional parliament and give new momentum to their political struggle for independence from Spain. It...

UN vote calls US move on Jerusalem 'null, void'

Thursday, 21 December 2017, 18:48 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The U.N. General Assembly has voted 128-9 with 35 abstentions to declare President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital "null and void." Thursday's vote, while a victory...

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