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Egypt's Mubarak free, back home after years-long detention

Friday, 24 March 2017, 15:35 Last update: about 10 years ago

Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was freed from custody Friday morning after years of legal proceedings that frustrated activists who had hoped he would face justice for the deaths of...

Putin meets Le Pen, denies French election interference

Friday, 24 March 2017, 14:33 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a surprise meeting Friday with France's far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, yet dismissed suggestions that Russia aims to influence the election in...

75-year-old victim of Westminster Bridge attack in London dies

Friday, 24 March 2017, 06:51 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

London police said that a 75-year-old victim of the Westminster Bridge attack in London has died.  Authorities on Thursday identified a 52-year-old Briton as the man who mowed down...

NGO fears death of at least 240 migrants in Mediterranean

Thursday, 23 March 2017, 20:45 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A Spanish aid organization says it has recovered five bodies from waters off the Libyan coast and fears that at least 240 migrants could have died after two boats capsized in the...

Pope's sex abuse adviser seeks to keep survivor voice heard

Thursday, 23 March 2017, 12:43 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis' top sex abuse adviser has insisted the pope is "thoroughly committed" to ridding the church of abuse, but says his advisory commission must regroup following the clamorous resignation of...

Update (6): UK police name man behind London terror attack

Thursday, 23 March 2017, 08:19 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Prime Minister Theresa May condemned the 'sick and depraved terrorist attack' in London yesterday. A knife-wielding man had gone on a deadly rampage at the heart of Britain's seat of...

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