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Hungary blasts EU on migration; chaos at Budapest station

YoopyaSep 3, 2015June 30, 20230

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s leader railed Thursday at Germany and EU leaders for a lacking urgency in dealing with Europe’s migrant crisis as chaos

Official: 5 killed in plane crash north of Denver

YoopyaAug 31, 2014July 29, 20230

ERIE, Colo. (AP) — A spokesman for the National Transportation Board says all five people aboard a small plane that crashed near an airport north

South Africa: Nadine Gordimer, Nobel laureate, activist, dies

YoopyaJul 15, 2014July 16, 20230

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nadine Gordimer was first a writer of fiction and a defender of creativity and expression. But as a white South African who

World cup: Violence mars Argentina’s World Cup celebration

YoopyaJul 14, 2014September 2, 20230

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets late Sunday to restrain a group of vandals who disturbed a peaceful

World cup: Rousseff: Brazil’s World Cup proved doubters wrong

YoopyaJul 12, 2014September 2, 20230

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil has proved its doubters wrong by putting on a highly successful World Cup, President Dilma Rousseff said on the eve

US News: Authorities: Prostitute gave exec fatal heroin hit

YoopyaJul 10, 2014July 29, 20230

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A Silicon Valley success story turned sordid this week with the arrest of an upscale prostitute who allegedly left a

US: Fireworks, hot dogs, hurricane help mark July 4th

YoopyaJul 5, 2014July 25, 20230

The United States marks 238 years as an independent nation as it celebrates the Fourth of July with fireworks, food and music. Nature and politics

Entertainment: Joey Chestnut proposes to girlfriend at contest

YoopyaJul 4, 2014July 25, 20230

NEW YORK (AP) — Will they serve hot dogs at the wedding? Joey Jaws Chestnut took a timeout from the Coney Island hot dog competition

US news: China importer scraps plan to sell Clinton memoir

YoopyaJun 30, 2014July 29, 20230

BEIJING (AP) — A book importer in China said Monday it scrapped plans to distribute Hillary Clinton’s memoir “Hard Choices,” which talks about Chinese censorship

South Africa: Reports: Pistorius not mentally ill during killing

YoopyaJun 30, 2014September 7, 20230

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — A panel of mental health experts has concluded that Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from a mental illness when he