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Man arrested after three found dead and van attempts to run over pedestrians: Police
Douglas Sacha/Getty Images(LONDON) -- A 31-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after three people were killed in the English city of Nottingham and a van attempted to run over more p...
Jun 13, 2023
Former Scottish leader who championed independence questioned by police for political party's finances
Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images(LONDON) -- Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she was "innocent of any wrongdoing" after facing hours of questioning in police custody on Sunday. Sturgeon...
Jun 12, 2023
Driver charged after bus transporting wedding guests rolls over in Australia, killing 10
Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A bus driver was arrested and charged on Monday after the vehicle rolled over while transporting wedding guests on a foggy night in Australia's wine country,...
Jun 12, 2023
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi dead at 86, Italian media reports
Franco Origlia/Getty Images(ROME) -- Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died in Milan at 86, Italian media reported. The three-time premier and former leader of the Forza Italia party...
Jun 12, 2023
At least nine dead in Kakhovka dam collapse in Ukraine, officials say
Alex Babenko/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- At least nine people were killed by the devastating flooding caused by destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam in the Kherson region of Ukraine and nine were injure...
Jun 09, 2023
Joran van der Sloot, suspect in Natalee Holloway case, pleads not guilty to extortion, wire fraud charges
ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images, FILE(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) -- Joran van der Sloot, the main suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway, appeared in court in B...
Jun 08, 2023
Russia-Ukraine war live updates: Russian missiles strike Zelenskyy's hometown
pop_jop/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- More than a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022, the countries are fighting for control...
Jun 08, 2023
'No letters, no calls': Concern grows for families of Belarusian political prisoners
Darrin Klimek/Getty Images(LONDON) -- An increasing number of family and friends of Belarusian political prisoners say they are unable to contact their loved ones. There are hundreds of political pris...
Jun 08, 2023
Eight injured, including children, in stabbing in French Alps, interior minister says
Bernard Van Berg / EyeEm/Getty Images(PARIS) -- Eight people, including children, were injured in a stabbing in the French Alps on Thursday morning, local authorities said. The attack took place at ab...
Jun 08, 2023
FBI arrives in Peru for extradition of suspect in Natalee Holloway's disappearance to US: Sources
ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- The FBI agents who will be escorting Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the unsolved 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway...
Jun 08, 2023
