Category Archives: World
Film critics choose 'The Rider' as best picture of 2018
NEW YORK - The National Society of Film Critics has chosen Chloe Zhao’s low-budget debut feature “The Rider” as best picture of 2018. Director Alfonso Cuaron’s black-and-white ...
Jan 05, 2019
Golden Globes another sign of value of Asian inclusion
The Golden Globe Awards is set to feel like a major evolution from its 2015 broadcast, when comedian Margaret Cho’s appearance as a North Korean film journalist who spoke in heavily accented Eng...
Jan 05, 2019
German IT security agency defends response in hacking case
BERLIN - Germany’s IT security agency on Saturday defended its response to the leaking of hundreds of politicians’ private information, after lawmakers accused it of failing to inform them...
Jan 05, 2019
Trump says 'not much headway' in talks as shutdown drags on
WASHINGTON - White House officials and congressional aides emerged from talks to reopen the government without a breakthrough Saturday, though they planned to return to the table the following day. Pr...
Jan 05, 2019
Democrats take power in House; impeachment talk flares
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had only been in office for a few hours when a handful of Democrats defied her persistent calls not to begin the new Congress by talking about impeachment. Just...
Jan 05, 2019
Afghan official says insurgents stormed checkpoint, 7 killed
KABUL - An Afghan official says at least seven border police officers were killed when their checkpoint came under attack by insurgents in southern Kandahar province. Aziz Ahmad Azizi, spokesman for t...
Jan 05, 2019
3 killed, 4 injured in California bowling alley shooting
TORRANCE, Calif. - Three men were fatally shot late Friday and four injured when a brawl at a popular Los Angeles-area bowling alley and karaoke bar erupted into gunfire that had terrified patrons, so...
Jan 05, 2019
US sends troops for possible 'violent' Congo vote protests
KINSHASA, Congo - On the eve of the first expected results of Congo’s long-delayed presidential election, President Donald Trump said military personnel had deployed to Central Africa to protect...
Jan 05, 2019
Alaska court upholds Republican recount win in House race
JUNEAU, Alaska - The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday upheld the results of a recount in a disputed state House race that showed Republican Bart LeBon winning by one vote. The court issued a brief order...
Jan 04, 2019
Stolen purple penguin statue returned to hotel museum
OKLAHOMA CITY - A large purple penguin statue that was swiped from a hotel in Oklahoma City apparently managed to waddle back home after police released surveillance camera images of a man with the $3...
Jan 04, 2019