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Panama Papers show Russian crackdown on offshoring is failing

Thursday, 12 May 2016, 06:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The thousands of Russian names on a list of offshore companies suggests President Vladimir Putin's effort to crack down on such entities is ineffective, experts say, and highlights how keeping wealth...

Sexism in French politics: Will new scandals prompt change?

Thursday, 12 May 2016, 06:15 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Grabbing breasts, tweaking thong underwear, hitting a female aide in the face — top French politicians stand accused of all this and more, in a wave of allegations emerging recently that have...

Watch: Police pummel driver after two-state high-speed pursuit

Thursday, 12 May 2016, 06:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Helicopter video of a high-speed police pursuit from Massachusetts to New Hampshire shows a driver stepping slowly out of his truck, kneeling and putting his hands on the ground before several...

Erdogan says Turkey killed 3,000 Islamic State extremists

Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 14:17 Last update: about 11 years ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkish forces have killed some 3,000 Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, insisting that no other country has matched Turkey's efforts against the...

British exit risk casts shadow over European Union's economic hopes

Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 08:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Half a century ago, French President Charles de Gaulle twice vetoed Britain from joining what was then the European Economic Community, warning that the country's "fundamental hostility" to economic...

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