Category Archives: World
Sanders contrite as 2016 aides face harassment allegations
NEW YORK - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and his chief lieutenants are offering contrition as some of his 2016 campaign staffers face allegations of sexual harassment that threaten to derail a second Wh...
Jan 03, 2019
Republicans worry a primary challenge would hurt Trump
NEW YORK - Donald Trump declared himself “the most popular president in the history of the Republican Party” on Wednesday. Yet his allies fear a primary challenge from a high-profile Repub...
Jan 03, 2019
Lawyers try to seize Japanese assets over Korean forced work
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Lawyers for South Koreans forced into wartime labour have taken legal steps to seize the South Korean assets of a Japanese company they are trying to pressure into followin...
Jan 03, 2019
Jury process opens in trial over 6 killings in Michigan
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The size of the jury pool could delay the start of testimony in the high-profile trial of a man who is charged with killing six strangers in southwestern Michigan. Jason Dalton is c...
Jan 03, 2019
Mexican man charged with killing cop gets mental health exam
MODESTO, Calif. - A Mexican national accused of living in the U.S. illegally was charged with murder Wednesday in the shooting death of a California police officer who pulled him over to check if he w...
Jan 03, 2019
Sheriff: Unknown if race was factor in Texas girl's slaying
HOUSTON - Authorities in Texas continue to investigate what prompted a weekend shooting that killed a 7-year-old black girl after activists on Wednesday claimed the incident was racially motivated. Ha...
Jan 03, 2019
Saudi Arabia says 5 face death penalty in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday it will seek the death penalty against five suspects in the slaying of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a killing that has se...
Jan 03, 2019
North Korean envoy to Italy vanishes - did he defect?
ROME - North Korea’s top diplomat in Italy has gone into hiding along with his wife, according to a South Korean lawmaker, raising the possibility of a defection of a senior North Korean officia...
Jan 03, 2019
Ariana Grande, Childish Gambino among Coachella headliners
LOS ANGELES - The organizers of the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival have announced the top acts scheduled to appear at the multiday event in April. Goldenvoice, the promoter of the event...
Jan 02, 2019
China lunar probe sheds light on the 'dark' side of the moon
BEIJING - China’s burgeoning space program achieved a lunar milestone on Thursday: landing a probe on the mysterious and misnamed “dark” side of the moon. Exploring the cosmos from t...
Jan 02, 2019