Hundreds of thousands rally in Barcelona for Spanish unity
Sunday, 29 October 2017, 16:18
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Hundreds of thousands flooded the streets of Barcelona Sunday to call for Catalonia to remain part of Spain, two days after regional lawmakers exacerbated a political crisis by voting for the wealthy...
23 dead, more than 30 wounded in Mogadishu hotel attack
Sunday, 29 October 2017, 06:50
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
A suicide truck bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 30, and gunfire continued as security forces pursued other...
Ousted Catalan leader vows to fight Spain's takeover
Saturday, 28 October 2017, 18:00
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Catalonia's ousted separatist president on Saturday called on Catalans to peacefully oppose Spain's imposition of direct rule in the region, in a veiled refusal to accept his Cabinet's dismissal as...
Spain cracks down hard after Catalonia declares independence
Saturday, 28 October 2017, 08:26
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
In one of the most momentous days in recent Spanish history, Spain fired Catalonia's regional government and dissolved its parliament Friday after a defiant Catalan declaration of independence that...
Updated: Catalan regional parliament passes motion for independence
Friday, 27 October 2017, 15:38
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Catalonia's regional parliament has passed a motion saying they are establishing an independent Catalan Republic. Separatist lawmakers erupted in applause as the vote was approved with 70 votes...
JFK files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others
Friday, 27 October 2017, 09:32
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
President Donald Trump blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came out Thursday night...
Two women and their dogs rescued after 98 days at sea
Friday, 27 October 2017, 09:21
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Two women and their dogs have been rescued after being lost at sea for months while trying to sail from Hawaii to Tahiti. The U.S. Navy rescued the women on Wednesday after a Taiwanese fishing...
Cyprus: Big EU members should accept more migrants
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 07:30
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Large European Union countries should do their fair share and accept more migrants from overburdened members that are the typical entry points into Europe, Cyprus' interior ministry said...
Park hikers may have died in 'sympathetic murder-suicide'
Sunday, 22 October 2017, 06:21
Last update: about 10 years ago
Associated Press
Friends and relatives of a couple whose bodies were found in Joshua Tree National Park say they believe the two got lost while hiking in the sprawling desert park and struggled in the searing heat...