Category Archives: World
Helicopters rescue Norway cruise ship passengers amid storm
HELSINKI - Rescue workers off Norway’s western coast rushed to evacuate 1,300 passengers and crew from a disabled cruise ship by helicopter on Saturday, winching them one-by-one to safety as hea...
Mar 23, 2019
Reel-y! New beer can double as motion picture film developer
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Kodak says a new beer hitting the market can be used to develop its Super 8 movie film. Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Delaware created its SuperEIGHT beer after a conversation with p...
Mar 23, 2019
Italy, China sign memorandum deepening economic ties
ROME - Italy signed a memorandum of understanding with China on Saturday in support of Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative, which aims to weave a network of ports, bridges and power...
Mar 23, 2019
Egyptian singer banned after claiming lack of free speech
CAIRO - An Egyptian singer has been banned from performing in her home country after suggesting that it does not respect free speech. A video clip circulated online shows Sherine Abdel-Wahab, during a...
Mar 23, 2019
Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr scoured special counsel Robert Mueller’s confidential report on the Russia investigation with his advisers Saturday, deciding how much Congress and the...
Mar 23, 2019
Family of slain boy visits Christchurch mosque as it reopens
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A Jordanian prince and the family of a slain 3-year-old boy and were among those who visited a New Zealand mosque Saturday when it reopened for the first time since a terro...
Mar 23, 2019
Cyclone lashes remote Australian coast with wind, rains
SYDNEY, Australia - A vast and powerful cyclone made landfall Saturday along a remote stretch of the northern Australian coast, bringing fierce winds and heavy rains amid safety fears for a small numb...
Mar 23, 2019
Anti-Brexit marchers flood into London, demand new vote
LONDON - Anti-Brexit protesters flooded into central London by the hundreds of thousands on Saturday, demanding that Britain’s Conservative-led government hold a new referendum on whether Britai...
Mar 23, 2019
Democrats debate Mueller strategy as findings loom
WASHINGTON - Congressional Democrats plotted strategy Saturday as they awaited the conclusions of Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, with senior lawmakers demanding full transparency and pre...
Mar 23, 2019
Protests held in Pittsburgh after cop cleared in shooting
PITTSBURGH - The father of a slain black teenager pleaded for peace Saturday after the acquittal of a white police officer triggered an apparent retaliatory shooting at the defence attorney’s of...
Mar 23, 2019