Category Archives: World

KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan - A sprawling complex of four theatres billed as the biggest performing arts centre in the world has opened in southern Taiwan. The National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts houses a 1,...

MARSEILLE, France - Two buildings collapsed into a pile of rubble and beams Monday in the French city of Marseille, where authorities spoke of a race against time to find people possibly trapped in th...

KABUL - The Taliban launched an attack early Monday on a newly established joint Afghan army and police checkpoint in eastern Ghazni province, killing at least 13 soldiers and policemen, according to ...

KUMASI, Ghana - Britain’s Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall have attended a dubar – a traditional celebration of leaders – as part of their visit to Ghana. The heir to the B...

HARTFORD, Conn. - Rock musician Tina Weymouth, a founding member of the bands The Talking Heads and Tom Tom Club, is among three women being inducted this year into the Connecticut Women’s Hall ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A man trying to stop a shooting attack on a Florida yoga studio said Sunday that he wrestled with the attacker after his gun jammed, a move credited with giving others time to flee...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka’s president issued an order Sunday for Parliament to reconvene on Nov. 14, when lawmakers will get the chance to hold a confidence vote on the nation’s forme...

BEIJING - Authorities in China say at least 14 people have been killed and 27 injured in a highway pile-up. The accident Saturday night happened after a heavy truck lost control and crashed into a lin...

CORDOBA, Mexico - Thousands of bone-tired Central Americans set their sights on Mexico City on Sunday after making a grueling journey through a part of Mexico that has been particularly treacherous fo...

TEHRAN, Iran - Thousands of Iranians rallied Sunday in commemoration of the 39th anniversary of the takeover and hostage crisis at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, just hours before the re-imposition of al...