Category Archives: World

Leaders of Russia, Ukraine to meet to discuss conflict
PARIS - The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will meet in Paris on Dec. 9 to try to seek a settlement for the five-year conflict in eastern Ukraine that has killed 13,000 people. French ...
Nov 17, 2019

N. Scott Momaday remembers 1969 Pulitzer, promises memoir
SANTA FE, N.M. - Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for his groundbreaking novel "House Made of Dawn," said he's not done writing and vows to finish his long-anticipated m...
Nov 17, 2019

Swift questions AMAs performance over fight with music group
LOS ANGELES - Taylor Swift said Thursday that she may not perform at the American Music Awards and may have to put other projects including a forthcoming Netflix documentary on hold because the men wh...
Nov 17, 2019

Conflicting White House accounts of 1st Trump-Zelenskiy call
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump released the rough transcript Friday of a congratulatory phone call he had with the incoming president of Ukraine, holding it out as evidence he did nothing wrong. ...
Nov 17, 2019

Russia providing mood music for House impeachment drama
WASHINGTON - For all the talk about Ukraine in the House impeachment inquiry, there's a character standing just off-stage with a dominant role in this tale of international intrigue: Russia. As has so...
Nov 17, 2019

Chileans agree to replace dictatorship-era constitution
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile's most important political parties agreed Friday to call for a new constitution to replace one imposed by a military dictatorship almost 40 years ago, a move that follows a mon...
Nov 17, 2019

Be careful out there: UK police warn candidates about safety
LONDON - British police are unveiling new tactics to protect politicians amid the country's fraught, even hostile political atmosphere, issuing safety recommendations for candidates running in the cou...
Nov 17, 2019

Saudi Aramco to sell small stake on Riyadh exchange
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's state oil giant Saudi Aramco is going to sell a 1.5% stake in its company on Riyadh's stock exchange. That's according to documents released on Sunday by the comp...
Nov 17, 2019

Pierce Brosnan’s sons named Golden Globe Awards ambassadors
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - Pierce Brosnan's sons have been chosen as the Golden Globe ambassadors to assist with the glitzy awards ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced Thursday ev...
Nov 16, 2019

Former Sri Lankan defence chief wins presidential vote
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's ruling party presidential candidate has conceded defeat to rival Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the Indian Ocean island nation's election. Housing Minister Sajith Premadasa say...
Nov 16, 2019