Category Archives: World
In Congo, will president's chosen successor have real power?
KINSHASA, Congo - The crowd roared as the wife of Congo’s departing president pressed her palm to the forehead of the anointed successor and appeared to pray. A benediction for the man whom Pres...
Dec 21, 2018
Llamas help Andes peoples survive, but youths are leaving
SANTIAGO DE MACHACA, Bolivia - Stormy winds, frosty nights and a scorching midday sun make life difficult on the Andean plateau, but the docile, tough-natured llama is one reason why indigenous people...
Dec 21, 2018
Chicago archbishop to have leading role in sex abuse reforms
The Catholic archbishop of Chicago, who was hand-picked by the pope to help organize an upcoming Vatican summit on clergy sex abuse, will have a leading role in the church’s effort to seek refor...
Dec 21, 2018
Analysis: As advisers leave, Trump's guardrails come off
WASHINGTON - Last year, during one particularly frenetic stretch in Donald Trump’s presidency, a top Republican senator said there were three men guarding the country from chaos: Defence Secreta...
Dec 21, 2018
Alba the albino orangutan returned to jungle in Indonesia
BUKIT BAKA BUKIT RAYA, Indonesia - The world’s only known albino orangutan climbed trees, foraged for food and began building a nest after being released into a remote Borneo jungle more than a ...
Dec 21, 2018
2 arrested for drone use in London Gatwick Airport case
LONDON - British police say two people were arrested early Saturday morning for suspected “criminal use of drones'” in the Gatwick Airport case that has created nightmarish holiday travel ...
Dec 21, 2018
Belgian king asks premier to stay and lead caretaker Cabinet
BRUSSELS - Belgium’s king on Friday accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Charles Michel but asked the premier to stay on at the head of a caretaker government until elections are held in M...
Dec 21, 2018
Pope tells abusive priests to turn themselves in
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis demanded Friday that priests who have raped and molested children turn themselves in and vowed that the Catholic Church will “never again” hide their crimes. Fr...
Dec 21, 2018
Death toll in Czech mine explosion increases to 13
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - The death toll in a methane explosion at a black coal mine in northeastern Czech Republic has increased to 13, a mining company said Friday. OKD mining company spokesman Ivo C...
Dec 21, 2018
Santa Rally fails to materialize as markets head south again
LONDON - Stock markets all around the world fell further Friday amid growing fears about the outlook for the global economy and ongoing concerns about the pace of interest rate increases in the U.S. M...
Dec 20, 2018