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Two announce bids to lead fractious party that pushed 'Brexit'

Sunday, 23 October 2016, 17:35 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Two rival candidates announced bids Sunday to lead Britain's fractious right-wing U.K. Independence Party — both warning that UKIP faces extinction if it doesn't change. Suzanne Evans, a...

Victory in sight, Clinton still grapples with negative views

Sunday, 23 October 2016, 07:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Hillary Clinton bested Donald Trump in three debates. She leads in many preference polls of the most competitive states. Barring a significant shift in the next two weeks, she is in a strong position...

Officials: 100 mostly barefoot inmates escape Haiti lockup

Sunday, 23 October 2016, 07:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

More than 100 mostly barefoot inmates overpowered guards on Saturday and escaped from a lockup in central Haiti, officials said. Judge Henry Claude Louis-Jean said the prison break occurred in...

A giant nude statue in California is stirring controversy

Saturday, 22 October 2016, 08:36 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

There have long been complaints about the lack of women in the tech industry. Now there's a towering female figure, in a tech park across the bay from San Francisco, although not quite what some...

Wonder Woman named a special UN ambassador, despite protests

Saturday, 22 October 2016, 06:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Arthur Muscat

The United Nations celebrated Wonder Woman's 75th birthday on Friday by naming the comic book character as its new Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Woman and Girls, despite frustration from...

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