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France's Macron says EU must reform to fight rising nationalism

Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 13:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday urged the European Union to reform itself to offer better protection for its citizens in a world troubled by wars and authoritarian regimes. The...

8-year-old boy at school slashes other students with knife

Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 08:36 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

An 8-year-old student took a kitchen knife to a central Minnesota elementary school and randomly attacked three other children Monday, authorities said. Police Chief Perry Beise said the victims...

Archaeologists find silver treasure on German Baltic island

Monday, 16 April 2018, 13:35 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Hundreds of 1,000-year-old silver coins, rings, pearls and bracelets linked to the era of Danish King Harald Gormsson have been found on the eastern German island of Ruegen in the Baltic Sea. A...

US to hit Russia with new sanctions for aiding Syria's Assad

Monday, 16 April 2018, 07:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley has indicated new economic sanctions will be announced Monday against Russia for enabling the government of Syrian leader Bashar Assad to continue using chemical...

Syrians gather in capital in defiance after airstrikes

Saturday, 14 April 2018, 14:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Hundreds of Syrians gathered at landmark squares in the Syrian capital Saturday, honking their car horns, flashing victory signs and waving Syrian flags in scenes of defiance that followed...

Chile sex abuse victims to meet pope on April 28-29 at Vatican

Saturday, 14 April 2018, 09:33 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The three main protagonists in denouncing Chile's sex abuse scandal will meet with Pope Francis on April 28-29 and will stay as his guests at the Vatican hotel where he lives, one of the men told The...

Trump: US, allied strikes aimed at Syria's chemical weapons

Saturday, 14 April 2018, 08:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The United States, France and Britain launched military strikes in Syria to punish President Bashar Assad for an apparent chemical attack against civilians and to deter him from doing it again,...

Childhood Holocaust survivors reunited after 76 years

Friday, 13 April 2018, 11:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

When Alice Gerstel bid an emotional farewell to her family's closest friends in October 1941, she was hopeful she'd see "Little Simon" Gronowski again. And she did — 76 years later and half a...

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