Dad admits killing 6-year-old son while playing video games
Friday, 1 July 2016, 06:30
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
A Florida man who kept playing videogames after pinning his 6-year-old son to the couch on Christmas Eve has pleaded guilty to killing the boy. The Herald Tribune reports that 31-year-old James...
Australia could soon elect fifth prime minister in three years
Friday, 1 July 2016, 06:23
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Australians go to the polls Saturday with the opposition leader vying to become the country's fifth prime minister in three years. Global market turmoil since the Brexit vote, Australia's success in...
Generation EU: British vote often pitted old against young
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 15:07
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The day after Britain voted to leave the European Union, 69-year-old Mary Crossley of London said she got a phone call from her 31-year-old daughter. She seemed pretty annoyed. "'You've messed us...
Italy lowers toll from 2015 migrant wreck after ship raised
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 14:22
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Italian authorities on Thursday lowered by more than 200 people the estimated number of migrants who died in a 2015 shipwreck that spurred Europe to beef up its Mediterranean rescue...
Eurozone inflation back above zero in June, but still low
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 13:50
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The annual rate of inflation in the 19 countries that use the euro rose to 0.1 percent in June from below zero, but is still far short of official targets. The Eurostat statistical agency said...
Other Europeans unhappy with EU could seek to follow UK out
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 09:09
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
Disenchantment with the European Union is not limited to British voters who opted to leave the bloc. Across the continent, anti-EU sentiment is bubbling up, fueled by far-right movements and...
China a potential winner in Britain-European Union breakup
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 08:41
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
China is a potential winner if Britain and the European Union rework trade deals and look for investors after a British exit. Beijing faces a blow from weaker European demand for its exports and...