Category Archives: World
Burkina Faso says Canadian abducted by suspected extremists
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - A Canadian national has been kidnapped by suspected extremists in Burkina Faso near its border with Niger, the West African nation’s security ministry said Wednesday....
Jan 16, 2019
Show calls boy who stayed up for TV and saved family 'hero'
MINQUADALE, Del. - A 13-year-old Delaware boy credited with saving his family from a house fire when he stayed up late to watch TV has received a special delivery from the show’s writers. The Ne...
Jan 16, 2019
Michigan State President Engler says he'll resign next week
DETROIT - The former governor brought in to help Michigan State University recover from the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal resigned Wednesday as the school’s interim president amid backlash o...
Jan 16, 2019
Colorism reveals many shades of prejudice in Hollywood
The breakthrough representation of minorities in Hollywood blockbusters has ignited a frequently overlooked discussion about whether prejudice isn’t just about the colour of a person’s ski...
Jan 16, 2019
UN authorizes monitoring of Yemen cease-fire in key port
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize a U.N. mission to monitor implementation of a cease-fire and the withdrawal of rival forces from Yemen’s key port of Hodeida ag...
Jan 16, 2019
England, Wales set to make 'upskirting' photos an offence
LONDON - Britain’s Parliament has approved a law that will make it illegal to take so-called “upskirting” photos. The House of Lords made no changes to a voyeurism bill that would ba...
Jan 16, 2019
Broadway theatres to dim lights to honour Carol Channing
NEW YORK - Broadway is remembering Tony-winning actress Carol Channing. The marquee lights of every Broadway theatre will dim at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday to honour Channing, who died Tuesday at her home in...
Jan 16, 2019
Razor burn: Gillette ad stirs online uproar
NEW YORK - A Gillette ad for men invoking the #MeToo movement is sparking intense online backlash, with accusations that it talks down to men and groups calling for a boycott. But Gillette says it doe...
Jan 16, 2019
Barr seeks to assure senators he won't be a Trump loyalist
WASHINGTON - Vowing “I will not be bullied,” President Donald Trump’s nominee for attorney general asserted independence from the White House, saying he believed that Russia had trie...
Jan 16, 2019
American anchor for Iranian TV is arrested on visit to US
NEW ORLEANS - A prominent American anchorwoman on Iranian state television has been arrested by the FBI during a visit to the U.S., the broadcaster reported Wednesday, and her son said she was being h...
Jan 16, 2019