Category Archives: World
Personal data hack of 100s of German politicians, celebs
BERLIN - Twitter suspended on Friday an account that posted links to sensitive personal data and documents stolen by hackers from hundreds of German public figures and politicians - from every politic...
Jan 04, 2019
Navy SEAL pleads not guilty to killing captured ISIS teen
SAN DIEGO - A decorated Navy SEAL pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of premeditated murder and other crimes in the stabbing death of a teenage Islamic State prisoner in Iraq last year and the shoot...
Jan 04, 2019
Outgoing US Interior secretary defends legacy as he leaves
BILLINGS, Mont. - As former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke exits Washington chased by ethics investigations and criticism of his actions favouring industry, he told The Associated Press he’s...
Jan 04, 2019
Vatican: Argentine bishop at Holy See under investigation
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - The Vatican has confirmed that an Argentine bishop, who resigned suddenly in 2017 for stated health reasons and then landed a top administrative job at the Holy See, is under...
Jan 04, 2019
Global support lets Bangladesh PM withstand election worries
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Congratulatory messages are flowing to Bangladesh Prime Minister-elect Sheikh Hasina, ensuring she will withstand calls to investigate allegations of widespread serious irregularit...
Jan 04, 2019
A look at high-profile defections from North Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea’s top diplomat to Italy, who South Korea’s spy agency says has gone into hiding along with his wife, appears to be the latest member of the North...
Jan 04, 2019
Police: 3 young children found dead in Texas apartment
TEXAS CITY, Texas - Authorities in Texas have taken into custody a 27-year-old man after three young children were found dead Thursday in an apartment. Police in Texas City, 48 miles (77 kilometres) s...
Jan 03, 2019
Officers to be charged after 2 patients drowned in van
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Charges are expected Friday against two South Carolina law enforcement officers who were transporting two mental patients who drowned while locked in the back of a van during Hurrican...
Jan 03, 2019
Sandra Oh, Andy Samberg want lighter tone at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES - Actress Sandra Oh wants to bring a lighter tone to the Golden Globes after last year’s awards show took a much more serious approach centred on the #MeToo movement. Oh said Thursda...
Jan 03, 2019
With slump in iPhone sales, are we post Peak Smartphone?
NEW YORK - Behind Apple’s disconcerting news of weak iPhone sales lies a more sobering truth: The tech industry has hit Peak Smartphone, a tipping point when everyone who can afford one already ...
Jan 03, 2019