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Updated: Watch - Cows stranded by New Zealand quake are rescued

Monday, 14 November 2016, 16:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Three New Zealand cows looked like they could use a little help Monday after an earthquake triggered landslides all around them and left them stranded on a small island of grass. Video...

Updated: Assange questioned at Ecuadorean Embassy in London

Monday, 14 November 2016, 10:55 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be questioned by prosecutors on Monday about allegations concerning possible sex crimes committed in Sweden six years ago. Assange will be interviewed at the...

For Draghi, Trump complicates already tough call on stimulus

Monday, 14 November 2016, 06:12 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

For the European Central Bank and its president, Mario Draghi, Donald Trump's unexpected election victory has complicated an impending day of decision on whether to expand monetary stimulus...

Powerful earthquake strikes New Zealand, killing 2 people

Monday, 14 November 2016, 06:11 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A powerful earthquake that rocked New Zealand on Monday triggered landslides and a small tsunami, cracked apart roads and homes and left two people dead, but largely spared the country the devastation...

France remembers Paris attacks anniversary with sombre silence

Sunday, 13 November 2016, 17:39 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

France marked the anniversary of Islamic extremists' coordinated attacks on Paris with a somber silence on Sunday that was broken only by voices reciting the names of the 130 slain, and the son...

Homeless have VIP seats for Pope Francis' Mass in St Peter's

Sunday, 13 November 2016, 17:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Homeless people had VIP seats at a special Mass Sunday in St. Peter's Basilica, where Pope Francis stressed the need to avoid exclusionary views that reject those in need. Francis had invited...

Rocker Leon Russell dies in Nashville

Sunday, 13 November 2016, 17:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Leon Russell, who sang, wrote and produced some of rock 'n' roll's top records, has died. He was 74. An email from Leon Russell Records to The Associated Press says Russell died in Nashville on...

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