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Pilot told Colombia controllers 'no fuel' before crash

Thursday, 1 December 2016, 06:43 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

The pilot of the chartered plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel and desperately pleaded for permission to land before crashing into the Andes,...

Woman sentenced for trying to frame ex through Facebook

Thursday, 1 December 2016, 06:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A woman who created a phony Facebook profile of her ex-boyfriend in order to frame the Southern California man for stalking has been sentenced to a year in jail. Stephani Lawson of Las Vegas was...

Cubans line streets as Fidel Castro's ashes begin journey

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 13:30 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Fidel Castro's ashes have begun a four-day journey across Cuba from Havana to their final resting place in the eastern city of Santiago. The remains of the 90-year-old leader were taken out of...

Updated (2): Trump says he's stepping out of his business empire

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 13:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he's leaving his business empire to focus on being the nation's 45th president, bowing to pressure to avoid potential conflicts of interest between...

Eurozone inflation running at highest since April 2014

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 12:34 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Food price increases helped push inflation across the 19-country eurozone to its highest rate in two and a half years, official figures showed Wednesday. However, the rise in the annual rate to 0.6...

Belgian police hold six after raids linked to machete attack

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 12:33 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Belgian police have detained six people and seized a number of knives in anti-terror raids linked to a machete attack on two police officers earlier this year. The federal prosecutor's office...

Officials say 3 die, 14 sickened from Thanksgiving meal

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 06:31 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

San Francisco Bay Area health officials warned the public Tuesday to throw out any leftovers from a community Thanksgiving meal they suspect killed three people and sickened at least 14...

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