Category Archives: World
Residents fret about chemical plant fire, despite assurances
HOUSTON - Kristin Crump and her two kids put damp cloths over their mouths on Thursday for the short walk from their suburban Houston front door to their car, defying an order to remain inside because...
Mar 21, 2019
'Brace ourselves': Cyclone death toll tops 600 in Africa
BEIRA, Mozambique - With the flooding easing in parts of cyclone-stricken Mozambique on Friday, fears are rising that the waters could yield up many more bodies. The confirmed number of people killed ...
Mar 21, 2019
New Zealand to observe Muslim prayer after mosque attacks
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - In a day without precedent, people across New Zealand were planning to observe the Muslim call to prayer Friday as the nation reflected on the moment one week ago when 50 p...
Mar 21, 2019
South Sudan spends millions on cars, homes instead of peace
JUBA, South Sudan - South Sudan’s committee overseeing the fragile transition from civil war has approved almost $185 million in spending on vehicles, food and home renovations while the country...
Mar 21, 2019
Police say Salvadoran suspect killed for meth
RENO, Nev. - A detective says a Salvadoran immigrant charged with four Nevada murders told police he robbed and killed his elderly victims during a 10-day rampage in January because he needed money to...
Mar 21, 2019
Florida man pleads guilty to mailing bombs to Trump foes
NEW YORK - A Florida man pleaded guilty Thursday to sending pipe bombs to CNN and prominent critics of President Donald Trump in a wave of attacks that harmed no one but spread fear of political viole...
Mar 21, 2019
Venezuelan opposition aide is seized, US and allies protest
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido’s top aide was taken away in the middle of the night by masked intelligence agents who broke down his door early Thursday, drawing c...
Mar 21, 2019
New populist star emerges from Dutch local elections
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Netherlands woke up Thursday to a new star of right-wing populism, as the party of a Latin-quoting, philosophy-reading lawmaker surged past anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wild...
Mar 21, 2019
Dubai finds itself entangled in case against R. Kelly
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Dubai found itself entangled in the sex abuse case against American R&B singer R. Kelly on Thursday after the performer asked a U.S. judge to allow him to come to the...
Mar 21, 2019
Dutch suspect in tram shooting to face terrorism charge
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The main suspect in a deadly tram shooting in the Dutch city of Utrecht will be charged with offences including multiple murder or manslaughter with a terrorist intent, prosec...
Mar 21, 2019