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4 suspects indicted in case of slain Slovak journalist

Monday, 21 October 2019, 17:06 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Slovakia prosecutors have indicted four suspects in the slaying of an investigative reporter and his fiancee, a case that brought down the government. The four include the alleged mastermind, a...

Clashes amid efforts for Kurd pullout from Syria border town

Sunday, 20 October 2019, 15:19 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Kurdish-led fighters and Turkish-backed forces clashed sporadically Sunday in northeastern Syria amid efforts to work out a Kurdish evacuation from a besieged border town, the first pull-back under...

Counterterror police take over UK mall stabbing probe

Friday, 11 October 2019, 15:03 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Counterterror police are now leading an investigation into a stabbing incident that injured five people at a shopping center in northwestern England, as police keep an open mind on the...

Divided UN fails to agree on Turkey's offensive in Syria

Friday, 11 October 2019, 09:33 Last update: about 8 years ago

The divided U.N. Security Council failed to agree on Turkey's offensive in northeast Syria on Thursday, with Europeans demanding a halt to military action and Syrian ally Russia calling for...

Hungary, Romania nominees rejected for EU top jobs again

Monday, 30 September 2019, 17:47 Last update: about 8 years ago

European Union lawmakers flexed their political muscle Monday, rejecting for a second time Hungary and Romania's nominees for two of the bloc's top posts amid concerns over possible conflicts of...

Updated: Albania inspects quake damages, over 100 people injured

Sunday, 22 September 2019, 08:10 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

Many Albanians in the capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres have not gone back home after a 5.8 magnitude earthquake injured 105 people and damaged hundreds of homes. Authorities say the...

Ex-UK PM Cameron says he sought queen's help in Scots vote

Thursday, 19 September 2019, 14:49 Last update: about 8 years ago

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron acknowledged Thursday that he asked Queen Elizabeth II, who is supposed to remain politically neutral, to help the pro-"remain" side in Scotland's 2014...

Macron: Italy, Malta must know who'll take rescued migrants

Thursday, 19 September 2019, 12:59 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

France's president assured Italy's new government Wednesday night that he is working for a standing arrangement under which European Union nations would take a share of rescued migrants, seeking to...

Trump calls new border wall a 'world-class security system'

Thursday, 19 September 2019, 10:20 Last update: about 8 years ago Associated Press

President Donald Trump signed his name Wednesday on a newly constructed section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, calling it a "world-class security system" that will be virtually...

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