Eiffel Tower turns off lights to call for ceasefire in Aleppo
PARIS, France (Reuters) -- Paris turned off the famed lights of the Eiffel Tower on Wednesday (December 14) as…
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Europe
Lagarde grilled over ‘colossal’ payout in French trial
by Aurélia END Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) - IMF boss Christine Lagarde faced a grilling Tuesday, the second…
8 years ago
Lack of funds threatens malaria progress: WHO
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Global progress on controlling malaria risks stalling due to an "urgent need" for more funding,…
8 years ago
Turkey defiant as Kurdish militants claim Istanbul carnage
by Fulya OZERKAN Agence France-Presse INSTANBUL, Turkey -- A defiant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed to fight terror…
8 years ago
Ruling party, opposition both claim victory in Macedonia polls
by Jasmina Mironski and Rachel O'Brien Agence France Presse SKOPJE, Macedonnia (AFP) -- Macedonia's ruling conservative party and the opposition…
8 years ago
Bill English elected to replace New Zealand PM Key
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand's ruling National Party appointed the experienced Bill English as the country's new prime…
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Italy’s Renzi resigns, hints at early election
by Angus Mackinnon Agence France Presse ROME, Italy (AFP) - Matteo Renzi bowed out as Italian prime minister on…
8 years ago
75 years ago, Pearl Harbor attack brought US into WWII
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor triggered the United States to join its…
8 years ago
Obama called Italy’s PM Renzi: White House
TAMPA, United States (AFP) -- US President Barack Obama on Tuesday phoned Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, who formally resigned…
8 years ago
Merkel launches election bid with tough line on immigration
ESSEN, Germany (AFP) - by Hui Min NEO Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday lashed populists seeking to exploit Germany's refugee influx,…
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