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Nearly 250 missing in Mediterranean shipwrecks

Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 12:10 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The U.N. refugee agency says nearly 250 people are missing and feared dead following two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea in recent days. UNHCR says one of its partner agencies, the...

Updated (2) - Pro-EU Macron wins France's presidency, Le Pen hopes dashed

Sunday, 7 May 2017, 20:09 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Ripping up France's political map, French voters elected independent centrist Emmanuel Macron as the country's youngest president Sunday, delivering a resounding victory to the unabashedly pro-European former investment banker and dashing the populist dream of far-right rival Marine Le Pen....

Tense France chooses new president, deciding Europe's fate

Sunday, 7 May 2017, 08:16 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Voters across France are casting ballots in a presidential election runoff that could decide Europe's future, choosing between independent Emmanuel Macron and far-right populist Marine Le...

San Diego police kill boy, 15, in school parking lot

Sunday, 7 May 2017, 06:04 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Police shot and killed a 15-year-old student Saturday after he pointed a BB gun at them in a high school parking lot, authorities said. The Torrey Pines High School student called 911 shortly...

France's vote ripples across Europe, markets, diplomacy

Saturday, 6 May 2017, 14:37 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Whatever the result of France's presidential election, the choice will resonate far beyond France's borders, from extremist strongholds in Syria to Hong Kong trading floors and the halls of the U.N....

As bitter French campaign ends, Macron's team hit by hack

Saturday, 6 May 2017, 07:12 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The campaign of French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron said it suffered a "massive and coordinated" hacking attack and document leak that it called a bid to destabilize Sunday's presidential...

Prince Philip will stop carrying out royal engagements in autumn

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 11:42 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Queen Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Philip, will stop carrying out public engagements this fall, Buckingham Palace announced Thursday. The palace said in a statement that Philip, who is 95, has...

Le Pen and Macron clash in no holds-barred debate in France

Thursday, 4 May 2017, 11:01 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The only face-to-face televised debate between France's presidential candidates turned into an uncivil, no-holds-barred head-on clash of styles, politics and personalities...

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