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Watch: Pilot dies as airshow stunt goes wrong in Italy

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 20:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

A pilot died this afternoon after an airshow stunt went wrong, with the aircraft crashing into the sea at Terracina, Italian media report. The Italian Air Force Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon...

Updated: Merkel wins 4th term as nationalists enter German parliament

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 18:03 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term Sunday, but now faces the tricky prospect of forming a coalition with two disparate new partners after voters weakened her conservatives and a nationalist, anti-migrant party surged into parliament...

After German vote, Europe can turn to patching euro's flaws

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 07:34 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Sunday's national election in Germany will sound the starting gun for a renewed debate on fixing flaws in Europe's shared currency to prevent future crises. France's new president, Emmanuel...

New earthquake, magnitude 6.1, shakes jittery Mexico

Sunday, 24 September 2017, 07:22 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A strong new earthquake shook Mexico on Saturday, killing at least two people, toppling already damaged homes and a highway bridge, and causing new alarm in a country reeling from two even more...

After humdrum German campaign, Merkel hopes for fourth term

Saturday, 23 September 2017, 09:35 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Chancellor Angela Merkel appears all but certain to win a fourth term when Germans vote Sunday after a humdrum campaign produced few divisive issues but saw smaller parties gain support —...

China imposes limit on oil supply to North Korea

Saturday, 23 September 2017, 07:26 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

China announced Saturday that it will limit energy supplies to North Korea and stop buying its textiles under U.N. sanctions imposed over its nuclear and missile development, further reducing support...

Updated: UK seeks 2-year transition period after Brexit

Friday, 22 September 2017, 16:21 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Britain is prepared to abide by European Union rules and pay into the bloc's coffers for two years after leaving the EU in March 2019, Prime Minister Theresa May said Friday in a conciliatory speech...

China: Trump bank ban statement 'not consistent' with facts

Friday, 22 September 2017, 13:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that Beijing told its banks to stop dealing with North Korea is "not consistent with the facts," a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said Friday, but he...

Trapped girl a symbol for Mexico's earthquake rescue efforts

Thursday, 21 September 2017, 14:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

- A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the rubble of her school stretched into a new day on Thursday, a vigil broadcast across the nation as rescue workers struggled in rain and darkness...

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