Tree fire at Auburn's Toomer's Corner goes to grand jury
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) — The case against a man accused of torching one of Auburn University’s famed oak trees at Toomer’s Corner is going to a grand jury.
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Iraq forces retake town east of Mosul: commander
Iraq's elite counter-terrorism service (CTS) on Thursday retook full control of Bartalla, a small Christian town to the east of Mosul which the Islamic State group seized two years...
50 years on, a Welsh village remembers a disaster
LONDON (AP) — It was 9:15 on a Friday morning when a towering mound of mine waste collapsed at the Merthyr Vale Colliery in the Welsh town of Aberfan,...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian suspected of throwing rocks at them: army
Israeli troops on Thursday shot dead a Palestinian whom they suspected had thrown rocks at them as they patrolled a main West Bank road, the military said. The Palestinian...
Russia election chiefs say reports of vote fraud unproven
By Maria Tsvetkova MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s election chiefs said an investigation into irregularities uncovered by Reuters reporters during voting in last month’s parliamentary election had found no proof...
Czechs set up unit to counter perceived propaganda threat from Russia
The Czech interior ministry has set up a unit to counter what it sees as propaganda from Russia and elsewhere that has been affecting public opinion in the European...
Rowing body restates opposition to moving 2020 Olympic venue
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The international rowing federation has reiterated its opposition to moving the rowing venue for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
German AfD leader: Trump offers change that may ease U.S.-Russian tensions
By Hans-Edzard Busemann and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany's anti-immigrant party chief said on Thursday U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump offers the prospect of change in U.S.-Russian...
Austrian court finds cop guilty of saying “Heil Hitler”
VIENNA (AP) — An Austrian court has found a police officer guilty of contravening anti-Nazi laws by saying “Heil Hitler” while on duty at the border to Hungary and...
Putin backs armed OSCE mission to east Ukraine
President Vladimir Putin backs an armed OSCE mission to war-torn eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin said Thursday, in spite of objections by pro-Moscow rebels. "Putin agreed to the deployment of...
