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Youth camp resumes on isle four years after Norway massacre

Friday, 7 August 2015, 09:50 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Hundreds of political youth are joining a summer camp on Utoya for the first time since a right-wing extremist killed 69 people in a murderous rampage on the Norwegian island four years...

Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension with pomp-filled ceremony

Friday, 7 August 2015, 07:55 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

In a defining moment of his young presidency, Egypt's Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi presided Thursday over the unveiling of a major extension of the Suez Canal that he hailed as a historic feat needed to...

Search for migrants from overturned boat off Libyan coast goes on

Thursday, 6 August 2015, 13:26 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Military vessels and aircraft from a multi-nation operation are searching waters off Libya for a second day for any more survivors from an overturned boat crowded with migrants. With seas warm...

China orders homemade sex videos removed from social media

Thursday, 6 August 2015, 12:17 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

China's top anti-pornography office on Thursday announced its latest mission: a campaign to remove amateur sex videos from China's social media. Long intolerant of obscenity...

Updated: Malaysia, France differ on MH370 part, frustrating relatives

Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 20:04 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Families aching for closure after their relatives disappeared aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 last year vented their deep frustration Thursday at conflicting signals from Malaysia and France over whether the finding of a plane part had been confirmed....

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