Category Archives: World
As Kim's car passes, North Korean defector cries and shouts
HANOI, Vietnam - A tearful North Korean defector shouted “Please, let me go back home!” as a black limousine carrying North Korean leader Kim Jong Un passed by her in Hanoi on Tuesday. Shi...
Feb 26, 2019
Mirroring grandfather, Kim rides the rails to Trump summit
HANOI, Vietnam - For his second summit with President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opted to go retro - riding the rails like his grandfather decades before. Kim’s decision to ta...
Feb 26, 2019
Attacked and powerless, Venezuela soldiers choose desertion
CUCUTA, Colombia - The simple house on a street ridden with potholes in this town on Colombia’s restive border with Venezuela has become a refuge for the newly homeless: 40 Venezuelan soldiers w...
Feb 26, 2019
US housing starts plummeted 11.2 per cent in December
WASHINGTON - The number of homes being built in December plunged to the lowest level in more than two years, a possible sign that developers are anticipating fewer new houses to be sold this year. The...
Feb 26, 2019
Spanish court summons Shakira to answer tax evasion charges
MADRID - A Spanish court investigating Shakira for possibly evading 14.5 million euros ($16.4 million) in taxes has called on the pop music star to testify in mid-June. Prosecutors charged the singer ...
Feb 26, 2019
Nobel-awarding body official formally resigns after turmoil
COPENHAGEN - The academy that awards the Nobel Prize in literature says its first female permanent secretary has left the body that has been marred by sex-abuse scandals. The Swedish Academy said Tues...
Feb 26, 2019
Russian choir draws fire for satirical song about nuking US
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A choir in the Russian city of St. Petersburg has defended its decision to sing a satirical Soviet-era song about a nuclear attack on the United States after critics said the ...
Feb 26, 2019
On his way to Vietnam, Kim Jong Un took an early smoke break
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - It’s unclear whether North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is going to give up his nukes anytime soon, and the same could probably be said for his cigarettes. Footage by Ja...
Feb 25, 2019
One-on-One: Trump, Kim confront North Korea's nuke plans
HANOI, Vietnam - With nervous world capitals looking on, President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un are beginning their second nuclear summit with a one-on-one discussion and an intima...
Feb 25, 2019
SEC wants Tesla CEO Elon Musk held in contempt for tweeting
SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s tweeting habits have triggered another legal challenge from stock market regulators worried about him using his Twitter account to mislead investors. The la...
Feb 25, 2019