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Norwegian court rules mass killer Breivik's rights were violated

Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 19:30 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Norwegian authorities have violated the human rights of mass killer Anders Behring Breivik by holding him in solitary confinement in a three-cell complex where he can play video games, watch...

Queen Elizabeth II at 90: A look at highs, lows of her reign

Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 13:17 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Queen Elizabeth II marks her 90th birthday on Thursday as Britons and many throughout the world celebrate her long and dignified reign. She will celebrate again in June with national events to mark...

Updated: France wants to extend state of emergency during Euro 2016

Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 09:06 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

France's government is calling for a two-month extension of the state of emergency that was declared after the deadly Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, to cover the European Championship soccer tournament and...

Trump, Clinton win big in New York, push closer to nomination

Wednesday, 20 April 2016, 08:13 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Front-runners Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton swept to resounding victories in the New York primary election, with Trump bouncing back from a difficult stretch in his Republican...

Jerusalem gay pride parade attacker convicted of murder

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 16:02 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

A Jerusalem court on Tuesday convicted an ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jew of murder for fatally stabbing a teenage girl at a gay pride parade last year. Yishai Schlissel was also convicted...

Taliban launches attack on Afghan government security agency

Tuesday, 19 April 2016, 10:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press

Armed militants in Afghanistan staged a coordinated assault on a key government security agency in the capital Tuesday morning, killing at least seven people and wounding more than 320. The Taliban...

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