Category Archives: World
Judge reverses order on media in alleged surgeon rape case
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - A California judge has reversed an order barring the media from reporting on search warrant documents in the case of a surgeon charged with sexual assault. Duffy Carolan, an at...
Oct 23, 2018
UN humanitarian chief says danger of 'big famine' in Yemen
CAMEROON, Cameroon - The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Tuesday that “there is a clear and present danger of an imminent and great big famine engulfing Yemen.” Mark Lowcock told the Securi...
Oct 23, 2018
Alabama music fest ends after weather plagued 2018's event
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The largest music festival in Alabama’s most populous city has announced that this summer’s event was its last, as weather issues had plagued the two days of shows. The ...
Oct 23, 2018
Yahoo to pay $50M, other costs for massive security breach
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in damages and provide two years of free credit-monitoring services to 200 million people whose email addresses and other personal information were ...
Oct 23, 2018
Tracy Chapman sues Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement
LOS ANGELES - Rapper Nicki Minaj is being sued for sampling a Tracy Chapman song without permission. Chapman filed a copyright infringement lawsuit Monday in a Los Angeles federal court. The Grammy-wi...
Oct 23, 2018
Rome escalator accident injures 20 Russian soccer fans
ROME - At least 20 people were injured when an escalator in the Rome metropolitan system collapsed Tuesday night. A video shown on Sky TG24 shows the escalator accelerating suddenly, and the people ri...
Oct 23, 2018
Rapper whose lyrics reflected Baltimore's pain fatally shot
BALTIMORE - A rising Baltimore rapper who advocated for nonviolence and whose lyrics often reflected the city’s trauma has been shot and killed. The Baltimore Sun reports that 24-year-old Domini...
Oct 23, 2018
Angelina Jolie seeks support for Venezuelan refugees
LIMA, Peru - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie said Tuesday the exodus of hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans from their country has led to a “shocking” migrant crisis in South America tha...
Oct 23, 2018
Cosby judge rejects new trial bid; Camille Cosby sees bias
PHILADELPHIA - A judge on Tuesday rejected Bill Cosby’s bid for a new trial or sentencing hearing, leading the comedian’s wife, Camille, to again accuse the judge of bias against her husba...
Oct 23, 2018
Poland awards Ukrainian filmmaker imprisoned in Russia
WARSAW, Poland - Poland has honoured a Ukrainian filmmaker imprisoned in Russia on charges of plotting acts of terrorism for his defence of Ukrainians held captive in Russia. Foreign Minister Jacek Cz...
Oct 23, 2018