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Top Iraqi militant leader 'killed'

Friday, 17 April 2015, 17:15 Last update: about 11 years ago

Fugitive Iraqi militant leader Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, a former right-hand man to Saddam Hussein, has been killed, Iraqi officials say. They say he died in fighting with government troops in...

German president: Germanwings crash an 'unbelievable horror'

Friday, 17 April 2015, 14:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The Germanwings crash last month was an "unbelievable horror" for the families of those killed, compounded by the apparent senselessness of the co-pilot's actions in bringing down the plane, German...

After Alps crash, some experts ponder flights without pilots

Friday, 17 April 2015, 13:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

To improve airline safety, maybe we need to remove the pilots. That radical idea is decades away, if it ever becomes a reality. But following the intentional crashing of Germanwings Flight 9525...

Pope Francis considering Cuba stop during US trip but no decision

Friday, 17 April 2015, 10:05 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The Vatican said Friday that Pope Francis is considering adding a stop in Cuba to his U.S. trip in September but that no decision has been made. Francis has been credited with having helped the...

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