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Barbie Latza Nadeau Rome (CNN) — The death of a Moroccan man in police custody has sparked protests – some violent – in the northern city of Bologna after video of the incident showing officers forcefully subduing the man circulated online. Prosecutors in Italy told CNN that two police officers and four first responders are

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ann Widdecombe, the former British lawmaker found dead at her home in southwest England in early July, was hit 21 times with a hammer, a London court heard on Tuesday. Joshua Kerry, 28, allegedly entered Widdecombe’s house in the village of Haytor Vale on July 8, Prosecutor Kashif

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A letter containing “absolutely fascinating” details of life on the ill-fated Titanic cruise liner is expected to fetch around £35,000 ($47,000) at auction. Written by a passenger named Henry Hodges, the letter is dated April 10, 1912 – the day RMS Titanic set sail – according to a listing

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — A London bus driver discovered a caged monkey hidden in a laundry bag onboard his vehicle last week. The marmoset is thought to have been dumped by its owner, prompting animal welfare officers to warn of further abandonments as a result of a recent change in the law surrounding

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — With its forces on high alert, Israel is drawing up operational plans for a further escalation in the US-Iran conflict, three Israeli sources said, but for now remains on the sidelines and has no imminent plans to join. Israel has not been a direct participant in the renewed round

By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — A Russian naval vessel carried out a rare live-fire weapons exercise off the British coast on Monday, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence, on the first day of Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s tenure. The vessel, identified by British media as the “Neustrashimy,” conducted the exercise in international

By Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — From a remote hilltop just north of Nablus, the view stretches across the occupied West Bank. Israeli settlements, Palestinian villages and the winding roads and checkpoints that connect – and divide – them. Scattered among the olive groves below lie thousands of years of history:

By Simone McCarthy and Fred He, CNN Fuping county, China (CNN) — Soccer players in red jerseys jump up and down, spraying their cheering teammates with champagne, as confetti and streamers cascade around them and crowds capture the jubilation on their phones. This isn’t Spain’s World Cup victory, clinched Sunday in New Jersey, but a

By Sol Amaya, Mauricio Torres, Maria Santana, CNN (CNN) — Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was sentenced to life in prison in the United States on Monday, ending one of the most significant cartel prosecutions since the conviction of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. The co-founder of the Sinaloa cartel avoided a possible death

By Issy Ronald, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham entered 10 Downing Street on Monday, making few detailed policy statements but offering plenty of clues about the nature of his premiership. Optics mean a great deal in politics, so on Burnham’s first day in the job, he delivered bold pledges, without

CNN By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — With elections looming in October, Israel’s right wing is turning the push to rebuild Jewish settlements in Gaza into a central issue of their campaign. It is part of a broader effort to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reverse the 2005 disengagement from the coastal enclave that

By Tal Shalev, CNN (CNN) — With elections looming in October, Israel’s right wing is turning the push to rebuild Jewish settlements in Gaza into a central issue of their campaign. It is part of a broader effort to push Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reverse the 2005 disengagement from the coastal enclave that saw

By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Firefighters in Scotland have been working to extinguish a wildfire at Arthur’s Seat, a famous hill near the center of the capital city, Edinburgh. The blaze was reported on Sunday evening, according to a statement from the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS), published late on Monday morning. “Operations