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Pope Francis: I'll judge Trump after we see what he does

Sunday, 22 January 2017, 07:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis says he'll wait to see what U.S. President Donald Trump does before forming an opinion about him. In an interview published Saturday evening by Spanish newspaper El Pais, Francis...

Rescuers listen for signs of life in avalanche-struck hotel

Saturday, 21 January 2017, 18:02 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Rescuers listened for signs Saturday of any more survivors, three days after an avalanche slammed into a resort hotel in Italy's central Apennines mountains. Using saws, shovels and just...

Libya's neighbours demand national dialogue to end crisis

Saturday, 21 January 2017, 18:00 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Representatives of Libya's neighbors meeting in Cairo on Saturday warned the North African nation's main rival factions against seeking to settle their differences through military force, as...

Analysis: Trump speech shows America getting what it ordered

Saturday, 21 January 2017, 06:57 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

America is getting what it ordered on Election Day. If anyone was expecting an evolution from Donald Trump the candidate to Donald Trump the president, never mind. The new president...

Watch - 'Miracle underway': Rescuers pull out avalanche survivors

Saturday, 21 January 2017, 06:47 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

After two days huddled in freezing cold, tons of snow surrounding them in the wreckage of the avalanche-demolished hotel, survivors greeted their rescuers Friday as "angels." Among the 10 people...

Turkish assembly passes polemic bill to boost Erdogan powers

Saturday, 21 January 2017, 06:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Turkey's parliament on Saturday approved a contentious constitutional reform package, paving the way for a referendum on a presidential system that would greatly expand the powers of President Recep...

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