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Polish protests as government rejects court ruling
Thousands of people are protesting in the Polish capital Warsaw as a constitutional crisis between the government and the top court deepens. The government wants to change the way the court works, but the court says the changes are unconstitutional. The government has refused to publish the court's ruling because to do so...
Migrant crisis: Turkish guards hit migrant boat with sticks
The incident is said to have happened in Turkish waters as the migrants were on their way to the island of Lesbos. The migrants accused the coastguard of attacking them, but the coastguard say they were trying to stop the boat without harming the occupants. The EU and Turkey are discussing new moves to curb the flow of...
Group of Weary Refugees Stuck at Serbian-Macedonian Border
Yousif Shikhmous had such high hopes of starting a new life in Germany that when his son was born, the Syrian refugee named him Merkkel. Only four months later, Shikhmous has seen all those dreams shattered after he and his family boarded what has become known as "The Last Train to Europe." The group of about 400...
I Took And Smuggled These Out Of North Korea – Illegal Photos Kim Doesn’t Want You To See
I visited North Korea and took these photos, most of them illegal, so you could get a more candid look into the most mysterious country on the planet. I was told I would be detained in case photos like these were found (“You took many photos. Too many,” – said my guide), but I managed to smuggle them out of...
Nancy Reagan laid to rest in funeral celebrating her love affair with «Ronnie»
Former first lady buried beside her husband in emotional funeral attended by political dignitaries and Hollywood figures. Nancy Reagan was buried beside her husband on Friday in an emotional funeral that focused on her half-century love affair with the former president. Around 1,000 invited guests, including Hillary Clinton,...
Big Audience For Panel With Dalai Lama Despite Beijing Protest
GENEVA – The Dalai Lama took part in a panel of Nobel Peace Prize laureates in Geneva on Friday, addressing a full auditorium about Chinese repression in his native Tibet despite Beijing having urged people to shun the event. China wrote this week to diplomats and U.N. officials calling on them not to attend the panel at...
After Months Embracing Migrants, Greek Islanders Worry They Will Be Overwhelmed
MORIA, Greece — At the height of the refugee crisis last autumn, migrants plucked tomatoes and zucchinis out of farmer Vaggelis Grigorio’s vegetable patch. They sawed branches off heritage olive trees for firewood and turned stolen farming tarps into tents, says retired builder Giorgios Kolaras. “They...
Kerry Says Syria Peace Talks Can Go Forward
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says UN-sponsored peace talks on Syria should go ahead on March 14 as planned, but Russia and U.S. monitors are meeting first to discuss perceived cease-fire violations. Speaking in Saudi Arabia on March 12, Kerry, speaking said he hoped to speak by phone later in the day with Russian Foreign...
MH370: Another possible piece of debris found in Mozambique
Another piece of plane debris has been discovered on the coast of Mozambique, an Australian aviation official told CNN on Friday. The newly revealed debris, found by a South African family vacationing in the east African country, will be examined by investigators to establish if it may have come from Malaysia Airlines Flight...
Who is Tom Holland, the new Spider-Man?
On Thursday, viewers got their first glimpse of Tom Holland, the new Spider-Man, in the "Captain America: Civil War" trailer. Actually, they got a glimpse of Spider-Man. Holland was hidden inside the costume (or "Underoos," as Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man called it). Actually, they got a glimpse of...
Auschwitz survivor is world’s oldest man — Guinness World Records
A survivor of the Auschwitz death camp is now the world's oldest man, the Guinness World Records organisation says. Yisrael Kristal was born near Zarnow in Poland in 1903 and lived through two world wars before moving to the Israeli city of Haifa. He was 112 years and 178 days old on 11 March, Guinness World Records says....
Keith Emerson has died aged 71
Keith Emerson, one of the founding members of progressive rock group Emerson, Lake and Palmer, has died. The keyboardist died at the age of 71 at his home in California on Thursday night, the band confirmed. Bandmate Carl Palmer said he is "deeply saddened" and paid tribute to his "brother-in-music"....