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Firefighters search for more London apartment fire victims, 17 bodies found so far

Published:Thursday | June 15, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): Struggling through the trauma of what they witnessed, London firefighters combed through a devastated apartment tower on Thursday, trying to make sure the sooty, hulking ruin was structurally safe enough to let them keep searching for...

Growing frenzy outside court as Cosby deliberations wear on

Published:Wednesday | June 14, 2017 | 12:00 AM

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (AP):For all the ways the judge in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial has streamlined the case inside the courtroom, the frenzy outside grows larger and wilder each...

Pope again flexes papal muscle to keep tabs on cardinals

Published:Wednesday | June 14, 2017 | 12:00 AM

VATICAN CITY (AP):Pope Francis is once again flexing his papal muscle by seeking to keep tabs on cardinals who live in Rome.Francis asked the head of the College of Cardinals to remind his...

Children tossed from windows in London high-rise blaze

Published:Wednesday | June 14, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP):A fast-moving overnight fire engulfed a 24-storey apartment tower in London yesterday, killing at least six people and injuring 74 others, police said. Desperately trying to avoid the flames, residents threw babies and small children...

Trump calls for unity after Republican leader's shooting

Published:Wednesday | June 14, 2017 | 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump is calling for unity after a shooting that injured a top House Republican leader. Trump says in a televised statement from the White House that while the political parties may have their differences, it's...

TIMELINE – London apartment fire: Londoners help fire survivors with food, clothes

Published:Wednesday | June 14, 2017 | 12:00 AM

LONDON (AP): 7:20 p.m. – Neighbors of the London apartment building torched in an inferno have sprung into action to help survivors of the fire, donating clothes, food and water and....

Bill Cosby jury drills down on his deposition testimony

Published:Tuesday | June 13, 2017 | 12:00 AM

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP):The jury in the Bill Cosby sexual assault case drilled down yesterday on what the TV star said happened inside his suburban Philadelphia home and how he characterised his relationship with the accuser as it weighs charges that...

Philippines says it learnt of city siege plans in advance

Published:Tuesday | June 13, 2017 | 10:43 AM

MARAWI, Philippines (AP) The Philippine government learnt days in advance of a plan by Muslim militants aligned with the Islamic State group to lay siege to a southern city, and staged an army raid on a militant hideout that prevented a bigger and...

Former NBA bad boy Rodman is back in North Korea

Published:Tuesday | June 13, 2017 | 12:00 AM

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP):Dennis Rodman, the former NBA bad boy who has palled around with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, flew to Pyongyang yesterday on a trip he says he hopes will "open a door"...

Hundreds arrested in Russian corruption protests

Published:Monday | June 12, 2017 | 1:02 PM

MOSCOW (AP):Hundreds of people were arrested yesterday in protests across Russia. The demonstrators are demanding an end to corruption they say is endemic among government officials.While there are no official figures on how many people have been...