French trial on sex with 11-year-old fuels debate on consent
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 08:04
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A 29-year-old French man went on trial Tuesday in a Paris suburb for having sex with an 11-year-old girl, a case that has rekindled strong debate on the age of sexual consent in France. Unlike...
Updated - Israeli opposition: Netanyahu should quit due to corruption
Wednesday, 14 February 2018, 07:42
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Israeli police have recommended that Benjamin Netanyahu be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges in two corruption cases. The development deals an embarrassing blow to the embattled...
Russia: Plane crash caused by pilots' error on speed data
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 14:45
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Investigators say the crash of a Russian passenger plane that killed all 71 people on board may have been caused by the pilots' failure to activate heating for pressure measurement equipment,...
Wedding dress returned 32 years after dry cleaner mix-up
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 14:15
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
An Ohio woman had given up hope of seeing her wedding dress again after a dry cleaner mix-up three decades ago until her daughter's friend saw photos of the dress on Facebook. Michelle Havrilla...
14 worms pulled from woman's eye after rare infection
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 08:02
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies. Fourteen tiny worms were removed from the left eye of the...
Emergency teams search for victims of Russian plane crash
Monday, 12 February 2018, 14:19
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Emergency teams combed the snowy fields outside Moscow on Monday, searching for debris from a crashed Russian airliner and the remains of the 71 people aboard it who died. The An-148 twin-engine...
London City Airport shuts down due to unexploded WWII bomb
Monday, 12 February 2018, 13:09
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
All flights in and out of London City Airport were canceled Monday after a 500-kilogram (1,100-pound) unexploded World War II-era bomb was found nearby in the River Thames. The Metropolitan...
Helicopter crashes in Grand Canyon, kills 3 British tourists
Monday, 12 February 2018, 09:29
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Four survivors of a deadly tour helicopter crash onto the jagged rocks of the Grand Canyon were being treated at a Nevada hospital while crews tackled difficult terrain in a remote area to try to...