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MTV VMAs full of emotional, political moments; Lamar wins 6

Monday, 28 August 2017, 07:31 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Kendrick Lamar was the king of the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, winning six awards on a night full of emotional performances, political moments and a new, eye-popping Taylor Swift music...

Rescuers pluck hundreds from rising floodwaters in Houston

Monday, 28 August 2017, 07:23 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Harvey sent devastating floods pouring into the nation's fourth-largest city Sunday as rising water chased thousands of people to rooftops or higher ground and overwhelmed rescuers who could not keep...

German woman dies, raises death toll to 16 in Spain attacks

Sunday, 27 August 2017, 12:55 Last update: about 10 years ago

Health authorities in Catalonia say a 51-year-old German woman has died from injuries suffered in the August 17 attack in Barcelona, raising the death toll in attacks there and the nearby coastal town...

Police arrest second man in Buckingham Palace terror incident

Sunday, 27 August 2017, 12:54 Last update: about 10 years ago

Police detectives today arrested a second man in London in connection with what they called a terrorist incident near Buckingham Palace, when a man drove up to a police van then reached for a 4-foot...

Thousands in Barcelona march shouting 'I'm not afraid!'

Saturday, 26 August 2017, 19:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of peace marchers flooded the heart of Barcelona on Saturday shouting "I'm not afraid" - a public rejection of violence following extremist attacks that killed 15 people,...

Anti-pope jihadist attack threat is worrying

Saturday, 26 August 2017, 18:56 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis' top aide says a pro-Islamic State group video that targets the pope is worrying but notes Vatican security is already at a high level. Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin,...

Terror police question man arrested near Buckingham Palace

Saturday, 26 August 2017, 11:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

British counterterror police are questioning a man who was detained with a "large bladed weapon" outside Buckingham Palace. The Metropolitan Police force said two London police officers were...

North Korea fires short-range missiles in latest test

Saturday, 26 August 2017, 10:46 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

North Korea fired several rockets into the sea Saturday in the continuation of its rapid nuclear and missile expansion, prompting South Korea to press ahead with military drills involving U.S. troops...

Damaging Hurricane Harvey settles in over southeast Texas

Saturday, 26 August 2017, 10:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Hurricane Harvey has settled over southeast Texas, dumping rain and lashing the state's Gulf Coast with damaging winds. The storm made landfall Friday night as a Category 4 with 130 mph (209 kph)...

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