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Confirmation of Serbia's first gay premier thrown into doubt

Monday, 19 June 2017, 14:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Serbia's ruling conservatives said Monday if Prime Minister-designate Ana Brnabic doesn't get enough votes to be confirmed by parliament as the first openly gay person to head the country's...

Dead, missing toll in London fire rises to 79, police say

Monday, 19 June 2017, 11:59 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

London police say that the number of dead or missing in the high-rise apartment building fire is now 79. Police Commander Stuart Cundy gave the new figure during a statement outside Scotland Yard...

Finally, Britain kicks off Brexit negotiations with EU

Monday, 19 June 2017, 11:19 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

After almost a year of waffling, Britain on Monday finally opens negotiations with its European Union counterparts about leaving the bloc, with the final outcome, due in 2019, as important as it now...

Bombing at Colombia mall kills 3, including French woman

Sunday, 18 June 2017, 06:49 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A homemade bomb placed in a women's bathroom rocked one of the busiest shopping centers in Colombia's capital Saturday, killing three people, including a French woman, and wounding nine...

UK police: 58 confirmed or presumed dead after London blaze

Saturday, 17 June 2017, 20:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

London police on Saturday raised to 58 the number of deaths either confirmed or presumed following the horrific inferno that turned the city's Grenfell Tower public housing block into a charred...

Bill Cosby judge declares mistrial as jury deadlocks again

Saturday, 17 June 2017, 18:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Bill Cosby's trial on sexual assault charges ended in a mistrial Saturday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision in a case that helped destroy the 79-year-old comedian's image as...

UK election throws up wider array of Brexit alternatives

Saturday, 17 June 2017, 11:25 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May had hoped the election would provide more certainty to Britain's exit from the European Union. Her failure to even retain a majority has delivered anything but, throwing up...

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