Watch: Passenger train derails near Brussels; 1 killed, 20 hurt
Saturday, 18 February 2017, 15:18
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
A passenger train derailed and flipped on its side Saturday near Brussels, killing one person and injuring up to 20 others, a Belgian official said. Leuven Mayor Louis Tobback said the person who...
Thimble tossed! Game piece voted out of Monopoly board game
Saturday, 18 February 2017, 10:20
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
You can still pass "Go" and collect $200 on the Monopoly board, but you soon won't be able to do it with the thimble game piece. Voters have rejected the thimble, an integral part of...
Man critically injured by shark on Great Barrier Reef
Saturday, 18 February 2017, 07:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
A man was critically injured when he was attacked by a shark on Saturday while spear fishing on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, an official said. The 26-year-old was bitten repeatedly on a leg as...
Pope says migration isn't a danger, it's a challenge for growth
Friday, 17 February 2017, 15:54
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Pope Francis, who was reunited Friday with one of the Syrian refugees he brought home with him from Lesbos, Greece, said migrants don't pose a danger to Europe's culture but rather a challenge for...
Pakistani forces kill, arrest dozens after IS shrine bombing
Friday, 17 February 2017, 10:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Pakistani forces killed and arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids overnight and into Friday, a day after a massive suicide bombing by the Islamic State group killed 75 worshippers at a famed...
Updated (2): Tony Blair's new mission is to change minds on Brexit
Friday, 17 February 2017, 10:45
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair is launching a new campaign to persuade Britons to change their minds about leaving the European Union. Blair is set to urge voters to speak out against the...