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At least 9 dead as violent storms buffet Italy
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2018
» MILAN: At least nine people have been killed over two days in Italy as heavy rains and high winds buffet much of the country.
Venice flooded by mega tide as storms buffet Italy
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2018
» MILAN, Italy: Venice was inundated by an exceptionally high tide on Monday, with three-quarters of the famed lagoon city under water as large swathes of Italy experienced flooding and winds that toppled trees and other objects, killing six people.
CIA nominee to explain role in Thailand 'torture programme'
Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2018
» WASHINGTON: - President Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director will fully explain what her role was - and what it wasn't - in the agency's use of harsh interrogation practices on terror suspects after 9/11, the top US intelligence chief said Wednesday.
Senators want CIA to lift veil on Haspel's Thai black site past
Associated Press, Published on 17/03/2018
» WASHINGTON: Gina Haspel's long spy career is so shrouded in mystery that senators want documents declassified so they can decide if her role at a CIA black site should prevent her from directing the agency.
Head of popular girl band leads N. Korean team to S. Korea
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» SEOUL, South Korea: The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday to check preparations for rare performances by an art troupe she also leads during next month's Winter Olympics.
No word of sex scandal at first Oscar celebration of season
Associated Press, Published on 12/11/2017
» LOS ANGELES: Filmmaker Agnes Varda danced with Angelina Jolie.
Hundreds of thousands rally in Barcelona for Spanish unity
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2017
» BARCELONA: Hundreds of thousands flooded the streets of Barcelona Sunday to call for Catalonia to remain part of Spain, two days after regional lawmakers exacerbated a political crisis by voting for the wealthy region to secede.
Ryanair cancels more flights, affecting 400,000 customers
Associated Press, Published on 27/09/2017
» LONDON: Budget airline Ryanair cancelled another 18,000 flights on Wednesday, deepening its woes over its mismanagement of pilots' holiday schedules.
Disruptive passenger in Trump cap delays Shanghai flight
Associated Press, Published on 23/05/2017
» BEIJING -- A disruptive passenger on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to New Jersey was asked to get off the plane in a politically tinged altercation, resulting in an unscheduled stop in San Francisco and an arrival delayed by eight hours.
Son of late Pierre Trudeau becomes Canada's new PM
Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2015
» TORONTO -- Canadian voters emphatically reclaimed their country's liberal identity, putting Justin Trudeau, the youthful son of one of the country's most dynamic politicians, in the prime minister's office, and ending 10 years of leadership by Stephen Harper, whose dream was to recast Canada as a more conservative country.