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Prosecutor: Suspect backed out of being Paris suicide bomber

Sunday, 20 March 2016, 06:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

After a bullet in the leg ended his four-month flight from the law, Salah Abdeslam started a legal fight Saturday against his extradition from Belgium to France, where the president and the families...

Migration deal: Quick start, tough implementation

Sunday, 20 March 2016, 06:54 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Government officials in Greece signaled Saturday that implementation of a migration agreement between the European Union and Turkey could only occur gradually, with key details still to be worked out...

Unease over UK austerity flares as prominent minister quits

Saturday, 19 March 2016, 13:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Unease over austerity has flared in Britain's Conservative government, with a prominent minister resigning to protest what he described as indefensible cuts in benefits for the disabled. Iain...

Watch: Jury awards Hulk Hogan $115 million in Gawker sex tape suit

Saturday, 19 March 2016, 07:23 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A Florida jury sided with ex-pro wrestler Hulk Hoganon Friday and awarded him $115 million (€102 million) in his sex tape lawsuit against Gawker Media. The jurors reached the decision Friday evening, less...

Updated: Paris attacks fugitive Abdeslam arrested in Brussels raid

Friday, 18 March 2016, 15:31 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Investigators found the fingerprints of a Paris attacks suspect who has been on the run since November in a Brussels apartment they raided this week, a Belgian prosecutor said Friday. Two people...

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