Category Archives: World
Trump largely alone as world leaders take aim at nationalism
PARIS - For President Donald Trump in Paris, America First meant largely America alone. At a weekend commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, the president who proudly declare...
Nov 11, 2018
Ukraine rebel regions vote in ballot that West calls bogus
MINSK, Belarus - Residents of the eastern Ukraine regions controlled by Russia-backed separatist rebels voted Sunday for local governments in elections denounced by Kyiv and the West. The elections we...
Nov 11, 2018
In remembering WWI, world warned of resurging 'old demons'
PARIS - World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve peace solemnly marked the end of World War I’s slaughter 100 years ago at commemorations Sunday that drove home the messag...
Nov 11, 2018
Gunman who killed 12 died from self-inflicted gunshot
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. - An autopsy determined that the gunman who killed 12 people at a Southern California bar died from a self-inflicted gunshot, police said Saturday. Ian David Long, a 28-year-old ...
Nov 10, 2018
AP source: Jimmy Butler going to 76ers from Minnesota
Jimmy Butler has his wish: He’s out of Minnesota. And just like that, Philadelphia has a new Big Three - one that could make serious noise in the Eastern Conference. A person with knowledge of t...
Nov 10, 2018
AP News Guide: Fires blaze on 2 ends of California, kill 25
PARADISE, Calif. - Devastating wildfires on both ends of California pushed into new territory Saturday, as fatigued firefighters worked to evacuate residents in harm’s way and contain blazes tha...
Nov 10, 2018
Ugandan pop star politician holds 1st concert since jail
KAMPALA, Uganda - Ugandan pop star and opposition politician Bobi Wine stages his first concert since being charged with treason for his alleged role in a stone attack on the president’s convoy....
Nov 10, 2018
Erdogan: Saudi officials, others heard tapes of writer death
ANKARA, Turkey - Officials from Saudi Arabia, the United States, Germany, France and Britain have listened to audio recordings related to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consula...
Nov 10, 2018
Leaders laud fallen soldiers on eve of armistice centennial
PARIS - Travelling from across the world to monuments honouring soldiers who fell 100 years ago, victors and vanquished alike marked those sacrifices Saturday ahead of Armistice Day and assessed allia...
Nov 10, 2018
After testy tweet, Trump calls French president good friend
PARIS - President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron tried to project unity Saturday after Trump had lashed out at one of America’s strongest allies in Europe, claiming Macron ins...
Nov 10, 2018