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Melted asphalt, shoes for dogs: Europe wilts in heat
AFP, Published on 04/08/2018
» MADRID - Europe sweltered Saturday in intense heat with temperatures hitting near-record highs of 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in Portugal, while elsewhere high temperatures melted the asphalt or saw police dogs fitted with shoes.
Egypt hotel attack victims stable, witness recounts ordeal
AFP, Published on 10/01/2016
» HURGHADA (EGYPT) - Three European holidaymakers wounded in an attack in an Egyptian resort were in stable condition on Saturday, as a witness recounted how the assailants burst into the hotel and stabbed guests.
US urges 'immediate release' of elderly American held in N.Korea
AFP, Published on 01/12/2013
» The United States called for the "immediate release" of Merrill Newman, an elderly Californian detained in North Korea for alleged "hostile acts" against the reclusive, communist country.
N. Korea confirms US man held, publishes 'confession'
AFP, Published on 30/11/2013
» North Korea confirmed on Saturday that an American veteran of the Korean War has been detained for "hostile acts" against the communist country and said he had released an apology confessing to his alleged crimes.
Two dead, several injured in Norway bus crash
AFP, Published on 13/08/2013
» Two people were killed and several seriously injured when two buses, one Norwegian and one Swedish with foreign tourists aboard, collided in western Norway, local authorities said.
French Alps shooting: Live Report
AFP, Published on 06/09/2012
» 1428 GMT: The Swedish foreign ministry says the elder woman killed in the shooting was a Swedish national, confirmation information initially released by the French authorities.