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French balcony collapses during party, 4 killed, 14 injured

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 17:21 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A third-floor balcony collapsed during a party in the western French city of Angers, killing four people and injuring 14 others, authorities said. The collapse happened Saturday night at an...

Clashes erupt in Libyan capital, no information on casualties

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 14:27 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Clashes have erupted in the Libyan capital between militias loyal to a U.N.-backed government and those supporting a rival Islamist-oriented administration that had ruled Tripoli until March this...

Clock's minute hand plunges from Hamburg church tower; no one hurt

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 14:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A 20-kilogram (44-pound) minute hand has fallen off a clock on a Hamburg church tower, plunging 40 meters (130 feet) onto the sidewalk below. Hamburg's fire service said Sunday that the hand fell...

Boris Johnson's pro-EU column published for first time

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 10:41 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Before Boris Johnson embraced Britain's "leave" campaign and then became the country's foreign minister, he wrote an unpublished newspaper column arguing the case for keeping the U.K. inside the...

US, South Korea say latest North Korea missile launch fails

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 06:32 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

South Korea and the U.S. said Sunday that the latest missile launch by North Korea ended in a failure after the projectile reportedly exploded soon after liftoff. The South Korean Joint...

Truck plunges off San Diego bridge into crowd below; 4 dead

Sunday, 16 October 2016, 06:22 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

 Four people were killed and nine were injured on Saturday after an out-of-control pickup truck plunged off the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and plowed into crowd gathered at a festival below,...

Sturgeon warns of possible Scottish independence referendum

Saturday, 15 October 2016, 18:13 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Scotland's leader has again warned that a second referendum on Scottish independence is likely if British leaders pursue a radical break with the European Union. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon...

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