Category Archives: World
Police search Saudi consul's home in Khashoggi case
ISTANBUL - Turkish crime-scene investigators searched the home of the Saudi consul general in Istanbul on Wednesday in the disappearance of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi, and a pro-government newspaper...
Oct 17, 2018
Analysis: Trump's Saudi bet has become much riskier
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump put a big and risky bet on Saudi Arabia and its 33-year-old crown prince. It’s now become much riskier. From the early days of his presidency, Trump and his f...
Oct 17, 2018
Harry and Meghan bring rain to drought-stricken Outback town
DUBBO, Australia - The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were jokingly thanked for bringing England’s notoriously inclement weather to a drought-stricken Outback town on Wednesday in a rain-drenched vi...
Oct 17, 2018
Student gunman kills 19, wounds 50 at school in Crimea
MOSCOW - An 18-year-old student strode into his vocational school in Crimea, a hoodie covering his blond hair, then pulled out a shotgun and opened fire on Wednesday, killing 19 students and wounding ...
Oct 17, 2018
Georgia police investigating arrest of black preteen rapper
ATLANTA - Police in Georgia are investigating the arrest of a black preteen rapper by a white off-duty officer. News outlets report Cobb Police Chief Mike Register says the department launched a probe...
Oct 17, 2018
World markets steady after earnings-driven rally
SINGAPORE - Stock markets stabilized Wednesday after a rally inspired by strong corporate earnings, with investors also monitoring talks on Britain’s exit from the European Union. KEEPING SCORE:...
Oct 17, 2018
Mega Millions jackpot soars to $900 million, second-highest
DES MOINES, Iowa - The Mega Millions jackpot is now up to $900 million. Lottery officials raised the estimated prize Wednesday, less than a day after another drawing without a winner increased the pri...
Oct 16, 2018
After storm shuts down radio stations, 2 hosts carry on
ORLANDO, Fla. - First Hurricane Michael damaged the radio station where they worked and then the owner shut the station down permanently - but that hasn’t stopped two Florida radio hosts from co...
Oct 16, 2018
Egyptian mediators race to restore calm in Gaza
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - A high-level Egyptian delegation on Wednesday held urgent talks with Gaza’s Hamas rulers, seeking to restore calm after a rocket from the Palestinian area slammed i...
Oct 16, 2018
Brazil's Temer charged with corruption, money laundering
SAO PAULO - Brazil’s federal police filed new charges against President Michel Temer on Tuesday, recommending he be put on trial for corruption, money laundering and criminal association for all...
Oct 16, 2018