Category Archives: World
Yemen's other conflicts simmer in city once held by al-Qaida
MUKALLA, Yemen - Two years after al-Qaida militants withdrew from Yemen’s eastern city of Mukalla, troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates patrol the streets in armoured vehicles, ...
Dec 03, 2018
China gets US tariff delay but movement on tech unclear
BEIJING - Buy more U.S. exports? Done. Tinker with technology tactics that irk Washington and other trading partners? Maybe. But scrap those plans, seen by Beijing as a path to prosperity and influenc...
Dec 03, 2018
Sanders eyes 'bigger' 2020 bid despite some warning signs
BURLINGTON, Vt. - An insurgent underdog no more, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is laying the groundwork to launch a bigger presidential campaign than his first, as advisers predict he would open the 202...
Dec 03, 2018
George H.W. Bush guided by concern for humanity
DALLAS - Former President George H.W. Bush teamed up with the man who ousted him from the White House to help victims of natural disasters. He created a program that has honoured thousands of American...
Dec 03, 2018
In photo, Bush's service dog honours the late president
HOUSTON - Former President George H.W. Bush’s service dog has honoured his master with his own tribute in front of the late leader’s flag-draped casket. Bush spokesman Jim McGrath posted a...
Dec 03, 2018
Nigerian president says he's alive, not an impostor
LAGOS, Nigeria - Nigeria’s president took the extraordinary step of denying rumours that he died and was replaced by a body double, telling the country that he is alive and well. “It is th...
Dec 03, 2018
Philippine leader jokes he used marijuana at SE Asia meeting
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, whose controversial war on drugs has cost thousands of lives, says he used marijuana to keep awake at a recent regional meeting, but later d...
Dec 03, 2018
Egypt actress says revealing dress wasn't meant to offend
CAIRO - An Egyptian actress facing trial on public obscenity charges for wearing a revealing dress says she didn’t mean to offend anyone, appealing to her detractors to believe in her good inten...
Dec 03, 2018
Bush gets tributes at Kennedy Center Honors program
WASHINGTON - Last year’s Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was almost overshadowed by controversy surrounding the sitting president. This year’s event took place in the shadow of the death of...
Dec 03, 2018
Dutch court rejects man's request to be 20 years younger
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69. A Dutch court on Monday rejected Ratelband’s request to...
Dec 03, 2018