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UK construction firm Carillion liquidates business

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British construction and outsourcing services group Carillion announced its immediate liquidation Monday after the heavily-indebted…

Pope begins Latin America visit in Chile amid Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals

  by Miguel Sanchez Agence France Presse Santiago, Chile (AFP) -- Pope Francis arrives in Santiago on Monday at the…

Iraq PM heads for May elections after defeating IS

by Ali Choukeir Agence France Presse BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said Sunday he would stand…

Key moments in year one of the Trump presidency

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Here is a look at several key moments in the first year of Donald Trump's…

Hall of Famer Rodman arrested for alleged drunk driving

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Dennis Rodman, a five-time NBA champion and sometime buddy of North Korean leader…

Turkish passenger plane skids off runway onto seaside cliff

ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) -- A plane with 168 people aboard skidded off a runway onto a seaside cliff after landing…

No survivors as Iranian tanker sinks engulfed in flames

by Becky Davis Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- An Iranian oil tanker burst into flames from end to…

US official defends early-warning systems after Hawaii ‘failure’

by Eugene Tanner, with Maggy Donaldson in Washington Agence France Presse HONOLULU, Hawaii (AFP) -- A top US official on…

Death toll from California mudslides rises to 20

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) --Search and rescue teams combed the aftermath of a deadly mudslide in southern California on…

Japan’s Abe seeks to drum up EU pressure on North Korea

SOFIA, Bulgaria (AFP) -- Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sought to drum up EU pressure on North Korea on Sunday…

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