Updated: UN says 40 migrants feared drowned in capsizing off Libya
Tuesday, 27 August 2019, 19:33
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized Tuesday in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, with at least 40 people missing and presumed drowned, U.N. officials said, as a support group...
Trump has talked about buying Greenland for US
Friday, 16 August 2019, 12:22
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Aiming to put his mark on the world map, President Donald Trump has talked to aides and allies about buying Greenland for the U.S. A Trump ally told The Associated Press on Thursday that the...
Six EU nations willing to take stranded migrants - Italian Premier
Thursday, 15 August 2019, 16:24
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte says six European nations are willing to take the 147 migrants stranded on a Spanish humanitarian boat off Italy. In a sharp rebuke Thursday to his anti-migrant...
Updated: Italian court rules against Salvini over migrant ship
Wednesday, 14 August 2019, 18:51
Last update: about 8 years ago
An Italian court has upheld an appeal by Spanish rescue ship Open Arms, suspending the Italian Interior Ministry's ban on the vessel from entering Italian waters. The rescue ship with 147...
El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain
Wednesday, 7 August 2019, 11:20
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes of racial...
Trump says he wants stronger gun checks, gives few details
Monday, 5 August 2019, 17:18
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes "against all humanity" and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun...
Updated: 9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
Sunday, 4 August 2019, 11:43
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Nine people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. Dayton police tweeted that an active...
Boris Johnson becomes UK PM, aims to win over doubters
Wednesday, 24 July 2019, 18:03
Last update: about 8 years ago
Associated Press
Boris Johnson became Britain's new prime minister Wednesday, vowing to lead the U.K. out of the European Union "after three years of unfounded self-doubt." Standing outside the shiny black door...