North Korea escalates war of words in standoff with Seoul
Saturday, 20 February 2016, 15:14
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
North Korea responded to an unusually harsh verbal attack by South Korea's president against the North's leader and its recent nuclear test and rocket launch with a characteristically colorful...
In brief: What's in the historic agreement on the UK's place in the EU
Saturday, 20 February 2016, 12:19
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Prime Minister David Cameron says a historic deal agreed by all 28 European Union leaders gives the U.K. "special status in Europe." The agreement, won after two days of wrangling in Brussels, makes...
Serbia says two hostages believed killed in US airstrikes in Libya
Saturday, 20 February 2016, 12:09
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Two Serbian embassy staffers who had been held hostage in Libya since November are believed to have been killed in Friday's U.S. airstrikes on an Islamic State camp in western Libya,...
Cameron says deal means Britain won't be part of EU 'superstate'
Saturday, 20 February 2016, 08:31
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday pledged Britain will never become part of a "European superstate" thanks to a hard-fought deal for a less intrusive European Union which he hopes will...
Umberto Eco, author of 'The Name of the Rose,' dead at 84
Saturday, 20 February 2016, 08:19
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Italian author Umberto Eco, who intrigued, puzzled and delighted readers worldwide with his best-selling historical novel "The Name of the Rose," has died. Spokeswoman Lori Glazer of Eco's...
Cameron, EU leaders still have 'lot to do' to reach deal
Friday, 19 February 2016, 12:52
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
British Prime Minister David Cameron forged ahead at tougher-than-expected talks with European partners Friday after meetings through the night failed to make much progress on his demands for a less...