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Joe Jackson, patriarch of musical Jackson family, dies at 89

Thursday, 28 June 2018, 00:13 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Joe Jackson, the fearsome stage dad of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson and their talented siblings, who took his family from poverty and launched a musical dynasty, died Wednesday. He was...

Jerusalem backlash casts shadow over Eurovision contest

Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:50 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

When the United States recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, Israelis hoped other countries would follow suit. Instead, the move has created a backlash. The latest setback threatens the contested...

Sicily town gets OK to take ship with migrants

Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 07:53 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

The mayor of a Sicilian port town says he has received approval from Italy's interior ministry to let a Danish-flagged container ship dock with more than 100 migrants aboard. The Alexander Maersk...

Italy declines aid ship help, hands migrant rescue to Libya

Sunday, 24 June 2018, 20:59 Last update: about 9 years ago

The Italian government stepped up its efforts to discourage migration Sunday by telling a Spanish aid group it didn't need help rescuing 1,000 migrants from six dinghies because it had passed...

Germany: 25 people injured as apartment is destroyed in explosion

Sunday, 24 June 2018, 13:32 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday. Police said the explosion...

Pro-EU protesters march in London, demand new vote on Brexit

Saturday, 23 June 2018, 17:58 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Tens of thousands of anti-Brexit protesters marched Saturday in London to demand a new referendum on leaving the European Union, as a divided Britain marked the second anniversary of its vote to quit...

Spain rescues 569 migrants crossing the sea

Saturday, 23 June 2018, 15:04 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Spanish authorities say they have rescued 569 migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa to Spain by boat. Spain's Maritime Rescue Service says those rescued Saturday included 264...

Italy vows to expel far more migrants, but it won't be easy

Saturday, 23 June 2018, 08:03 Last update: about 9 years ago Associated Press

Barely a week in office, Italy's populist interior minister lost no time in bringing home his message: His government will make good on a campaign pledge to swiftly deport 100,000 migrants from the...

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