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Tusk closing in on second term as EU Council president

Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 18:40 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Donald Tusk is closing in on a second term as the European Union's Council president despite fierce opposition from Poland's most influential politician, a bitter rival of the former prime...

Polish MEP faces punishment for sexist remarks

Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 11:53 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The president of the European Parliament has used the occasion of International Women's Day to promise that a Polish lawmaker will be punished for the crude, sexist comments he made last week. EU...

WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools

Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 08:30 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

WikiLeaks published thousands of documents Tuesday described as secret files about CIA hacking tools the government employs to break into users' computers, mobile phones and even smart TVs from...

Man accused of decapitating his mother, carrying head in hand

Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 08:02 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

An 18-year-old man decapitated his mother and then walked out the front door of her house holding her head in his hand while wielding a knife in the other, authorities said. The suspect was...

Ex-Panama dictator Noriega is critical after brain surgeries

Wednesday, 8 March 2017, 07:41 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is in critical condition after undergoing two brain surgeries. Noriega, 83, underwent the first procedure Tuesday morning to remove a benign tumor from...

Updated: Police give the all clear in London Bridge scare

Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 16:23 Last update: about 10 years ago

London Bridge Station and the area surrounding is on lockdown after cops were called to a “suspicious vehicle” nearby, British media report. Workers and commuters have been...

George Michael died of natural causes, British coroner says

Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 14:28 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

A British coroner says George Michael died of natural causes as the result of heart disease and a fatty liver. Darren Salter, senior coroner for Oxfordshire, says a post-mortem has found that the...

UK plans for EU exit facing more snags in Parliament

Tuesday, 7 March 2017, 13:57 Last update: about 10 years ago Associated Press

The British government is facing more opposition to its plans for leaving the European Union from Parliament's unelected House of Lords. The Lords are likely Tuesday to pass an amendment to the...

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