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A stolen U-Haul truck led to shots fired, a chase with Metro Police and two arrests Thursday night ...

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AMSTERDAM (ANP) - De AEX-index in Amsterdam liet vrijdagochtend een stevige winst noteren. Ook elders in Europa staan dikke plussen op de koersborden. Beleggers lijken de kater te hebben verwerkt die donderdag ontstond na de aanvankelijke euforie over de nieuwe stappen van de Europese Centrale Bank (ECB).

The Afghan security forces managed to end the Taliban siege of a governmental compound in Greshk district of southern Helmand province by killing all 10 suicide bombers. The siege was ended after two days of resistance by the militants but the local officials said the Afghan forces carefully conducted the clearance operation to prevent civilian Read the full article...

Timeline for any potential Social Security insolvency is farther out than he suggested

Families of the three missing Lily Mine employees may have to wait another six months before they receive closure on the fate of their loved ones.

The People's Bank of China set its daily yuan reference rate at 6.4905 versus 6.5127 on Thursday, a 0.3% appreciation and the strongest fixing since Dec. 30, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report. The move shook up currencies trading, with the dollar recently trading 0.2% lower at 6.4982 yuan after falling as low as 6.4862. "The fix has come in largely as expected but the market has got a little bit excited," said Sue Trinh, an RBC Capital Markets strategist, told Dow Jones Newswires. "It's... Читать дальше...

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The first delivery of Russia's S-300 missile defense system to Iran will take place in August or September this year, RIA news agency on Friday quoted Sergei Chemezov, the head of Russia's industrial conglomerate Rostec, as saying. RIA quoted an unnamed source earlier as saying that first S-300 missiles would be shipped to Iran already in February.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Nancy Reagan called her husband's presidential library "the shining city on the hill," using a phrase that President Reagan had borrowed from history to describe his aspirations for the nation.

SIMI VALLEY, California - Nancy Reagan called her husband's presidential library "the shining city on the hill," using a phrase that President Reagan had borrowed from history to describe his aspirations for the nation.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Nancy Reagan called her husband's presidential library "the shining city on the hill," using a phrase that President Reagan had borrowed from history to describe his…

Police have confirmed that a 24-year-old woman has been arrested over the death of cyclist Javier Vela Rodríguez, the first user of BiciMAD public rental bike scheme to die on Madrid's roads.

On Scandal, Olivia Pope stalked Jake Ballard’s girlfriend, Vanessa Moss, trying to figure out his endgame but maybe the motive for his new relationship is to make the woman who has it all only want him. Jake woke Olivia up at the foot of her bed in the middle of the night and asked her what she thought of his new girlfriend. He went on to describe Vanessa as, “She’s gorgeous, smart.” “You can stop now.” “Independent, ridiculous pedigree she’s descendant of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, or whoever. Читать дальше...

China's first electric plane has successfully completed low-temperature flight tests and is ready for mass production, local media reported.

The UN special envoy for Syria told Sputnik that the Moscow-Washington-brokered truce is holding despite violations.

Met nog een jaar tot de verkiezingen botst het steeds vaker tussen VVD en PvdA. Ironisch genoeg is splijtzwam asiel ineens een bindende factor in de coalitie. 'Als het kabinet valt, loopt de asielcrisis uit de hand.'

Mallya is no longer in control for RCB and Force India.

A case of “arson and damage to property” has been opened with police after a building was set alight at Stellenbosch University.

Old Mutual is planning to cut its majority stake in Nedbank to a minority one as part of a separation of its four main businesses.