Category Archives: World
Flynn's lawyers say his lie to FBI 'uncharacteristic'
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn are asking a judge to spare him prison time, saying he had devoted his career to his country and ...
Dec 12, 2018
Lawyers protest detention of Kelly, Ghosn's co-accused
TOKYO - Lawyers for Greg Kelly, the American executive arrested last month with Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn on suspicion of underreporting Ghosn’s pay, unsuccessfully protested W...
Dec 12, 2018
UN chief calls for compromise, sacrifice at climate talks
KATOWICE, Poland - The United Nations secretary-general called on countries to make compromises in tackling global warming, amid concern that the U.N. conference on the issue could end without a subst...
Dec 12, 2018
Eyes in the sky capture carbon, other climate culprits
KATOWICE, Poland - A growing fleet of satellites is monitoring man-made greenhouse gas emissions from space, spurred by the need to track down major sources of climate changing gases such as methane a...
Dec 12, 2018
Gunman from Christmas market attack in France still at large
STRASBOURG, France - Hundreds of security forces combed eastern France for a 29-year-old man with a long criminal record who shouted “God is great!” in Arabic and sprayed gunfire during a ...
Dec 12, 2018
Turkey vows to take on US-backed Kurdish militia in Syria
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey will launch a new military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria “within a few days,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday, a move likely...
Dec 12, 2018
Magnitude 4.4 earthquake jolts Tennessee; felt in Atlanta
DECATUR, Tenn. - An earthquake that struck eastern Tennessee early Wednesday could be felt as far away as Atlanta, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The light earthquake occurred about 4:15 a.m., and w...
Dec 12, 2018
'Jurassic Park,' 'Shining' added to National Film Registry
LOS ANGELES - The National Film Registry is turning 30 and will bring in a new crop of films ranging from dinosaurs’ return from extinction, a cowboys-in-love drama and stories showcasing Native...
Dec 12, 2018
UK's May wins no-confidence vote by MPs unhappy over Brexit
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a political crisis over her Brexit deal Wednesday, winning a no-confidence vote by Conservative lawmakers that would have ended her leadership of p...
Dec 12, 2018
US energy secretary urges Iraq to quit dependency on Iran
BAGHDAD - U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry arrived in Baghdad on a trade mission Tuesday urging Iraq to reduce its energy dependence on Iran and open its own energy sector to American investment. The ...
Dec 11, 2018