Category Archives: World
Iraq's president visits Iran weeks after US renews sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran - Iraq’s President Barham Salih began a visit to Iran on Saturday, where he pledged to improve relations less than two weeks after the United States restored oil sanctions that had ...
Nov 17, 2018
Egyptian sentenced to death for killing Christian doctor
CAIRO - Egypt has sentenced an alleged Islamic State supporter to death for stabbing and killing an 82-year-old Christian doctor in Cairo. The September 2017 killing took place when the 40-year-old, p...
Nov 17, 2018
UK leader fights back against critics amid Brexit upheaval
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May fought back against critics of her Brexit deal Saturday, telling opponents from within her party their alternative plans for Britain’s departure from ...
Nov 17, 2018
1 dead, scores injured in fuel tax protests around France
PARIS - One protester was killed and 227 other people were injured - eight seriously - at roadblocks set up around villages, towns and cities across France on Saturday as citizens angry with rising fu...
Nov 17, 2018
Trump says report on Khashoggi's death coming in 2 days
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Saturday that his administration will release a full report in the next two days about the death of a Saudi journalist, which has created a diplomatic conundru...
Nov 17, 2018
Argentina minister says country without means to rescue sub
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Hours after announcing the discovery of an Argentine submarine lost deep in the Atlantic a year ago with 44 crew members aboard, the government said Saturday that it is unabl...
Nov 16, 2018
Justin Bieber, ex-neighbour settle long-running egging suit
LOS ANGELES - Justin Bieber has agreed to settle a long-running lawsuit filed by a former neighbour whose house the pop singer egged. A document filed Friday shows the case has been resolved in its en...
Nov 16, 2018
Health care, energy companies power US stock market higher
Wall Street capped a day of volatile trading with a late-afternoon buying spree that sent U.S. stock indexes to a mostly higher finish Friday. Despite the 11th-hour rally, the benchmark S&P 500 in...
Nov 16, 2018
Private funeral held for Stan Lee, more memorials in works
LOS ANGELES - A small, private funeral has been held to mourn Marvel Comics mogul Stan Lee, and his company is making more plans to memorialize him. Lee’s POW! Entertainment said in a statement ...
Nov 16, 2018
Criterion Collection to launch stand-alone streaming service
NEW YORK - FilmStruck may be no more, but the Criterion Collection will live on as a subscription-streaming service. In an announcement that warmed the hearts of cinephiles everywhere, Criterion said ...
Nov 16, 2018