Category Archives: World
Senate rejects rival plans for ending shutdown, talks start
WASHINGTON - A splintered Senate swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown on Thursday, but the twin setbacks prompted a burst of biparti...
Jan 24, 2019
Ending showdown with Pelosi, Trump postpones State of Union
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi....
Jan 24, 2019
European Central Bank holds firm despite weaker growth
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank kept its level of support for the eurozone’s slowing economy unchanged Thursday despite worries about Brexit, trade wars and weaker global growth. The bank&...
Jan 24, 2019
Government shutdown poses increasing risk to wider economy
WASHINGTON - At this time of year, John Sprinkle and his wife would normally be planning their summer vacation. Not now. Sprinkle, a furloughed federal employee, is about to miss his second paycheque ...
Jan 23, 2019
Governor convicted of blasphemy freed from Indonesian prison
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A polarizing Christian politician whose campaign comments ignited the largest protests in years in Muslim-majority Indonesia was freed Thursday after serving nearly two years in p...
Jan 23, 2019
Singapore to reduce military training after actor's death
Singapore’s military said Thursday it will reduce the length, intensity and frequency of its training programs after an actor in the reserves died from injuries he sustained overseas. Aloysius P...
Jan 23, 2019
Pompeo deflects Kansas Senate talk, says he has 'full plate'
TOPEKA, Kan. - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is deflecting speculation that he might run for Senate in Kansas, saying he has a “very full plate” in his current job. Pompeo was asked ...
Jan 23, 2019
Man driving when Missouri boy was fatally shot gets 15 years
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A man who was driving a vehicle when a passenger started shooting at a Missouri home, killing a sleeping 3-year-old boy, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. KMBC reports 26-ye...
Jan 23, 2019
Iranian TV anchor held as witness is released from US jail
WASHINGTON - A prominent American-born anchorwoman on Iranian state television who was held in the U.S. as a material witness was released from jail Wednesday evening. Marzieh Hashemi, 59, was release...
Jan 23, 2019
Saints' defensive back Williams faces drunken driving charge
New Orleans Saints cornerback P.J. Williams has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, among other traffic charges. Police spokesman Aaron Looney told news outlets that the 25-year-...
Jan 23, 2019