New Italian trial set for Berlusconi in a corruption case
Sunday, 29 January 2017, 06:32
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
A Milan judge on Saturday ordered Silvio Berlusconi to be tried on corruption charges, damping the former Italian premier's hopes of running soon for office again after being sidelined by a...
Knights of Malta: Pope writes to stress order's sovereignty
Saturday, 28 January 2017, 18:40
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The Knights of Malta say Pope Francis has written to their leaders stressing the sovereignty of the ancient Catholic lay order, following a condom scandal linked to the order's charitable...
UK economy still going strong - but is this the high point?
Saturday, 28 January 2017, 14:19
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
British consumers spurred faster-than-expected economic growth in the last three months of 2016, but experts warn a slowdown may be on the way as the country's plans to leave the European Union...
Knights of Malta insist on sovereignty amid papal takeover
Saturday, 28 January 2017, 11:52
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The Knights of Malta is still insisting on its sovereignty in its showdown with the Vatican, even after Pope Francis effectively took control of the ancient religious order and announced a...
Scientists move Doomsday Clock 30 seconds closer to midnight
Saturday, 28 January 2017, 09:00
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The keepers of the Doomsday Clock have moved the symbolic countdown to potential global catastrophe 30 seconds closer to midnight based on President Donald Trump's comments on nuclear weapons and...
John Hurt, heroin addict Max in 'Midnight Express', dies at 77
Saturday, 28 January 2017, 06:10
Last update: about 11 years ago
Associated Press
The versatile actor Sir John Hurt, who could move audiences to tears in "The Elephant Man," terrify them in "Alien," and spoof that very same scene in "Spaceballs," has died. He was 77. Hurt, who...