Citizen rage puts Rome on track for first female mayor
by Olivier BAUBE Angus MACKINNON ROME, Italy (AFP) -- "Bread and circuses" was the formula that ancient Rome's rulers hoped…
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Murder-suicide triggers lockdown at California campus
by Jocelyne ZABLIT LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Two men died Wednesday in a murder-suicide at the University of…
8 years ago
Signals detected from EgyptAir black box
by Maram Mazen CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- A French navy vessel using deep-water listening devices has detected signals from one…
8 years ago
‘At least 10’ dead in jihadist attack on Mogadishu hotel
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) -- At least 10 people, including two lawmakers, were killed in a car bomb and gun attack…
8 years ago
6.5-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Indonesia: USGS
PADANG, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Thursday, US seismologists said, but…
8 years ago
First residents return to fire-ravaged Canadian city
FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AFP) - by Cole Buston The first convoys of weary, anxious residents returned to wildfire-ravaged Fort McMurray on…
8 years ago
Tokyo governor under fire for spending on luxury hotels, pyjamas
by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's embattled governor apologised Wednesday in the face of rising public anger over…
8 years ago
Latest Ebola outbreak in Guinea is over: WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The latest outbreak of Ebola in Guinea has ended, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, warning…
8 years ago
Evacuations ordered along Brazos River as historic floods hit Texas
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (Reuters) -- Mandatory evacuations were ordered on Tuesday (May 31) along the swollen Brazos River in…
8 years ago
Four killed in S. Korea subway site collapse
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Four workers were killed and 10 others injured in a collapse Wednesday at a subway…
8 years ago
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