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Ukraine files case against Russia at UN's highest court

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 14:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Ukraine has filed a case against Russia at the United Nations' highest court, accusing Moscow of illegally annexing Crimea and illicitly funding separatist rebel groups. Kiev also is seeking...

Donald Trump praises wrong Ivanka in Twitter shout-out

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 14:10 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump wanted to praise his daughter on Twitter — instead he accidentally sent his message to another Ivanka. Trump retweeted a message from a Twitter user that...

Number of suspected dead from shipwreck off Libya climbs to 170

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 12:03 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Aid groups have revised to at least 170 the number of suspected dead from a weekend migrant shipwreck off Libya. The International Organization of Migration and U.N. refugee agency increased the...

German supreme court rejects bid to outlaw far-right party

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 11:56 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Germany's supreme court on Tuesday rejected a bid by lawmakers to outlaw a fringe far-right party accused of pursuing a racist and anti-Semitic agenda. Andreas Vosskuhle, chief justice of the...

Tajani alliance declared on European Parliament election day

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 10:37 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Two political groupings in the European Parliament have formed an alliance to back Antonio Tajani to become the body's next president. The EPP Christian Democrat group and the ALDE liberals...

After three years, MH370 search ends with no plane, few answers

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 08:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

After nearly three years, the hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 ended in futility and frustration Tuesday, as crews completed their deep-sea search of a desolate stretch of the Indian Ocean...

Updated: Istanbul gunman captured after more than 2 weeks on run

Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 06:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A gunman suspected of killing 39 people during a New Year's attack on an Istanbul nightclub has been caught in a police operation, Turkish media reports said early Tuesday. The suspect was...

Pound sags amid 'hard Brexit' signals ahead of May speech

Monday, 16 January 2017, 11:34 Last update: about 11 years ago

The British pound fell to a three-month low on Monday amid reports Prime Minister Theresa May is about to set the U.K. on the road to a clean break with the European Union, pushing the country into...

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