US aircraft carriers start drills off Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Two US aircraft carriers have started exercises in the Philippine Sea, defense officials said Sunday, as…
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Explosion hits minibus in Kabul: police
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- An explosion hit a minibus in Kabul early Monday on the main road to the eastern…
8 years ago
‘Star Trek’ actor Anton Yelchin dies in car accident
(AFP) -- Anton Yelchin, a rising young actor who starred as Chekov in the new "Star Trek" film, was killed…
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UK’s Cameron faces day of reckoning with EU vote
by Katherine HADDON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- After years of seeing his premiership buffeted by rows over Europe, British…
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Bolivia plans strategy in case against Chile over disputed Silala River
Bolivian President Evo Morales oversaw on Sunday (June 19) the first meeting of the Silala Defence Council as Bolivian authorities…
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‘Finding Dory’ sets animated film record on opening weekend
"Finding Dory," the sequel to "Finding Nemo," racked up a record-setting $136.2 million this weekend at the North American box…
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Britain’s rival EU camps resume campaign as polls show momentum for ‘In’
(REUTERS) Campaigning for Britain's vote on EU membership resumed on Sunday after a three-day hiatus prompted by the killing of…
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One dead after small plane crashes into rail tracks near San Francisco
The pilot of a small plane was killed on Sunday (June 19) after his aircraft crashed onto Bay Area Rapid…
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14 children drown in Russia lake tragedy
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) -- At least 14 children on a summer camp in northeast Russia drowned when their boats capsized…
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Flash floods kill 24 in Indonesia, thousands of homes damaged
(REUTERS) Flash floods and landslides killed 24 people in Indonesia's Central Java province, officials said on Sunday, forcing residents to…
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