World

China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations

BEIJING - China has announced unspecified sanctions against 11 U.S. politicians and heads of organizations promoting democratic causes, including Senators Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, who have already be...

Aug 10, 2020

Belarus' leader wins sixth term with over 80% of votes

MINSK, Belarus - Election officials in Belarus say the country's longtime authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko has won his sixth consecutive presidential term, taking over 80% of the votes, accor...

Aug 10, 2020

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

HONG KONG - An aide to Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai says Lai was arrested Monday morning under the city's national security law on suspicion of collusion with foreign powers. "Jimmy Lai is being a...

Aug 9, 2020

Canada to match donations to Lebanon relief

OTTAWA - The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut. International Development...

Aug 9, 2020

Masks in class? Many questions as Germans go back to school

BERLIN - Masks during class, masks only in the halls, no masks at all. Distance when possible, no distance within same-grade groups, no distance at all. As Germany's 16 states start sending millions o...

Aug 9, 2020

Nagasaki urges nuke ban on 75th anniversary of US A-bombing

TOKYO - The Japanese city of Nagasaki on Sunday marked its 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing, with the mayor and dwindling survivors urging world leaders including their own to do more for a...

Aug 8, 2020

Canada to match donations to Lebanon relief

OTTAWA - The federal government will match all individual donations from Canadians to humanitarian relief efforts in Lebanon following this week's deadly explosion in Beirut. International Development...

Aug 8, 2020

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine again tests negative for coronavirus

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The fourth COVID-19 test result for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine came back negative Saturday after he received conflicting positive and negative results two days before, ahead of a scheduled...

Aug 8, 2020

Joe Arpaio loses sheriff’s race in 2nd failed comeback bid

PHOENIX - Joe Arpaio on Friday was narrowly defeated in his bid to win back the sheriff's post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years before being voted out in 2016 amid voter frustrations over hi...

Aug 7, 2020

Liberty U's Falwell takes leave after social media uproar

RICHMOND, Va. - Jerry Falwell Jr. agreed Friday to take an indefinite leave of absence as the leader of Liberty University, one of the nation's top evangelical Christian colleges, days after apologizi...

Aug 7, 2020