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Catalan government to meet to plan independence declaration
October 2, 2017
Catalan government to meet to plan independence declaration
Catalonia’s government will hold a closed-door Cabinet meeting Monday to discuss the next steps in its plan to declare independence…
2 women plead not guilty in N. Korean scion’s assassination
October 2, 2017
2 women plead not guilty in N. Korean scion’s assassination
Two women accused of fatally poisoning the estranged half brother of North Korea’s ruler pleaded not guilty as their trial…
Deadly knife attack at Marseille train station
October 2, 2017
Deadly knife attack at Marseille train station
The “Islamic State” group has claimed responsibility for the stabbing that killed two people at Marseille’s main train station. Anti-terror…
Update: Shooting on Las Vegas Strip kills 20, wounds more than 100
October 2, 2017
Update: Shooting on Las Vegas Strip kills 20, wounds more than 100
A gunman on the 32nd floor of a Las Vegas Strip casino opened fire on an outdoor music festival, killing…
Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia
October 2, 2017
Spanish PM faces crisis after violent secession vote in Catalonia
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy faces Spain’s biggest constitutional crisis in decades after Sunday’s violence-marred independence referendum in Catalonia opened the…
Colombia and ELN rebels begin first-ever ceasefire
October 1, 2017
Colombia and ELN rebels begin first-ever ceasefire
Colombia and the Marxist ELN rebels began a ceasefire on Sunday aimed at generating goodwill during complicated talks to end…
Thirty-eight injured in police charges in Catalonia, say emergency services
October 1, 2017
Thirty-eight injured in police charges in Catalonia, say emergency services
Emergency services have attended to 38 people injured in police charges as officers stormed voting stations to stop a banned…
Tens of thousands march to defend Hong Kong’s rule of law against China
October 1, 2017
Tens of thousands march to defend Hong Kong’s rule of law against China
Tens of thousands marched in China-ruled Hong Kong on Sunday in an “anti authoritarian rule” march that called for the…
As Puerto Rico awaits Hurricane Maria relief, Donald Trump takes to Twitter
October 1, 2017
As Puerto Rico awaits Hurricane Maria relief, Donald Trump takes to Twitter
US President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to laud his government’s “amazing job” after Hurricane Maria and continued to jeer at…
Germany prepares for first gay marriage
October 1, 2017
Germany prepares for first gay marriage
Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende – two civil servants from Berlin – are set to become the first gay couple to…