World

Brunei invokes laws allow stoning for gay sex, adultery

SINGAPORE - New Islamic laws that took effect in Brunei on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebriti...

Apr 03, 2019

Rescuers struggle to reach storm-hit area in Nepal; 28 dead

BHARWALIA, Nepal - Villagers who survived a powerful rainstorm that killed at least 28 people and injured hundreds in southern Nepal searched for food and shelter Monday as rescuers struggled to reach...

Apr 03, 2019

Ukraine's president trying to hold off rival for runoff spot

KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president was holding off a long-time rival in a bid to claim the other spot in a runoff set for later this month, while a comic actor with no political experience was leadin...

Apr 03, 2019

Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam

BOSTON - Actresses Lori Loughlin (LAWG'-lin) and Felicity Huffman are expected in court to face charges that they participated in a wide-ranging college admissions cheating scam. The actresses and oth...

Apr 02, 2019

Barbara Bush saw Trump as a 'symbol of greed'

WASHINGTON - Barbara Bush didn't bite her tongue in recent years when it came to Donald Trump: She just didn't like him. But a new biography of the former first lady finds that her disdain for the Rep...

Apr 02, 2019

Michelle Williams aids cause of equal pay for equal work

WASHINGTON - Michelle Williams, who has seen first hand the disparity in men and women's pay, joined lawmakers and activists Tuesday in the Capitol to support the principle of equal pay for equal work...

Apr 02, 2019

Venezuela lawmakers strip opposition leader of his immunity

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan lawmakers loyal to President Nicolas Maduro have stripped opposition leader Juan Guaido of his immunity from prosecution. The move by the government-backed National Con...

Apr 02, 2019

Former union official pleads guilty in corruption probe

DETROIT - A former labour leader pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiring to enrich himself and others by having Fiat Chrysler pay for meals, golf and other perks, although he tried to soften his conduct ...

Apr 02, 2019

'Pharma Bro' in solitary confinement for alleged phone use

NEW YORK - Pharmaceutical honcho Martin Shkreli has been banished to solitary confinement amid allegations he was running his drug company from federal prison using a contraband smartphone, a person f...

Apr 02, 2019

2 pilots killed in Marine helicopter crash in Arizona

YUMA, Ariz. - Two Marine pilots have died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in southwestern Arizona, U.S. Marine Corps officials said Sunday. The AH-1Z Viper crashed Saturday night while...

Apr 02, 2019