Disgraced Catholic Cardinal Pell gets last chance to appeal sex abuse convictions
CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) -- Disgraced Catholic Cardinal George Pell was handed a final chance to clear his name Wednesday,…
4 years ago
International
Venice underwater as exceptional tide sweeps through canal city
by Ella IDE VENICE, Italy (AFP) -- Venice was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years late…
4 years ago
Bolivia: Death toll up to seven in post-election unrest
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AFP) -- Seven people died in Bolivia in violence that broke out after Evo Morales was declared…
4 years ago
Australia bushfire threat still high after narrow escape
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- Australia escaped the worst-feared impacts of bushfires during a day of "catastrophic" conditions but the threat…
4 years ago
Italy hit by heavy rains, flooding in Venice
by Franck IOVENE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Powerful rainstorms hit Italy on Tuesday, with the worst affected areas in the…
4 years ago
Hong Kong clashes rage on university campus and business district
by Su Xinqi and Jerome Taylor HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters fought intense battles with riot…
4 years ago
Johnson sends 100 troops to help UK flood victims
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Tuesday the army would deploy 100 troops in northern…
4 years ago
Huge fire at Kenya hospital forces evacuation of 100 patients
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) -- A massive fire at the oldest hospital in the Kenyan port city of Mombasa forced the…
4 years ago
51 children injured in chemical attack at China kindergarten
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- More than 50 people, mostly children, were injured by a man who broke into a…
4 years ago
Australians trapped by bushfires told ‘too late to leave’
by Daniel DE CARTERET / with Holly Robertson in Winmalee HILLVILLE, Australia (AFP) -- Dozens of fires fanned by gale-force…
4 years ago
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