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Watchdog report: 'Breakdown of democracy' in Poland, Hungary

Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 14:11 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

U.S.-based pro-democracy group Freedom House said Tuesday that a "spectacular breakdown of democracy" has been taking place in Poland and Hungary, two countries that stood as models of democratic...

Restaurant refuses to serve man wearing breast cancer shirt

Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 08:06 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

An Atlanta man says he was turned away from a Birmingham restaurant because of his attire — a pink T-shirt that included a simple line-drawing of a pair of breasts and the words "Breasts...

Poland accuses Russians in plane crash that killed president

Monday, 3 April 2017, 15:58 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Polish prosecutors alleged Monday that a new analysis of evidence from the 2010 plane crash in Russia that killed the Polish president shows that two Russian air traffic controllers and a third...

Updated: Britain says only Gibraltar, UK people can decide future

Monday, 3 April 2017, 11:31 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says Gibraltar's status can only be changed by the territory's people and U.K. citizens, as the enclave becomes an issue in Brexit negotiations. Johnson...

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