Tensions rise as new inmate attack fuels French prison strikes
by Marie DHUMIERES / Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France - French police fired tear gas to break up a picket line of…
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Battle to avert US government shutdown moves to the Senate
by Jim MANNION Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States - A last-ditch battle to avert a looming US government shutdown moved to the Senate…
7 years ago
Former CIA chief Stansfield Turner dead at 94
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Stansfield Turner, who headed the CIA in the 1970s and was credited as a ground-breaking…
7 years ago
French police scuffle with striking guards at Europe’s largest jail
FLEURY-MEROGIS, France (AFP) -- French police fired tear gas to break up a picket line of striking prison guards outside…
7 years ago
Toll rises from deadly storm as German trains resume service
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- Trains on Germany's intercity lines resumed running early Friday, a day after being suspended when…
7 years ago
S. Korea PM apologizes for gaffe on unified team
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) - South Korea's prime minister apologized Friday for suggesting the country's women's ice hockey team had no chance…
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Pope defends Chilean bishop accused of abuse cover-up
IQUIQUE, Chile (AFP) -- Pope Francis on Thursday strongly defended a Chilean bishop accused of covering up a priest's…
7 years ago
UPDATED: Car hits crowd at Brazil’s Copacabana, killing baby
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- A car ploughed into a crowd on Rio de Janeiro's tourist-packed Copacabana seaside promenade…
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Bill to avert shutdown passes House but US senators ready to block
by Jim Mannion Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The US House of Representatives passed a stop-gap funding measure late Thursday…
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China detains rights lawyer after call for reform
BEIJING, China (AFP) - Chinese authorities detained a prominent human rights lawyer on Friday, people familiar with the case said, just hours…
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