Category Archives: World
Supreme Court wrestles with case on detention of immigrants
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court wrestled Wednesday with a case about the government’s ability to detain certain immigrants after they’ve served sentences for committing crimes in the United...
Oct 10, 2018
China says unaware ex-Interpol president's wife threatened
BEIJING - China is “not aware of the situation” surrounding reports that the wife of the detained Chinese former president of Interpol has been threatened, a foreign ministry spokesman sai...
Oct 10, 2018
Indonesian city's recovery to take 2 years, search nears end
PALU, Indonesia - The rebuilding of an Indonesian city shattered by an earthquake and tsunami will take two years, a disaster official said Thursday, as the search for victims buried in obliterated ne...
Oct 10, 2018
South Korea considers lifting some sanctions on North Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea is considering lifting some of its unilateral sanctions against North Korea to create more momentum for diplomacy aimed at improving relations and defusing the ...
Oct 10, 2018
Israeli frankincense farmer cashes in on rare honey
ALMOG, Palestinian Territory - An Israeli farmer has cashed in by making exotic honey from a rare tree that produces frankincense - the resin once worth its weight in gold and venerated in the Bible. ...
Oct 10, 2018
#BringBackOurGirls activist runs for Nigeria's presidency
LAGOS, Nigeria - The woman who led the global campaign to free Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram extremists is now running for president, saying she is fighting for “the soul” o...
Oct 10, 2018
Bogota implores tourists to stop feeding pigeons
BOGOTA - On a bright Sunday afternoon, a group of government workers walked around Bogota’s most famous square dressed as pigeons, with cardboard beaks covering their noses, as thousands of real...
Oct 10, 2018
More than 70 years later, an unknown soldier comes home
WASHINGTON - Gerard Murphy never met his uncle Richard. But the Potomac, Maryland, native grew up hearing stories of the former journalist who enlisted in the Marines during World War II and disappear...
Oct 10, 2018
California judge mulls new trial in $289M Roundup award
SAN FRANCISCO - A San Francisco judge said Wednesday she is considering tossing out the lion’s share of the $289 million judgment against agribusiness giant Monsanto and ordering a new trial ove...
Oct 10, 2018
'Catching some hell': Hurricane Michael slams into Florida
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Powerful Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 mph Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging neighbourhoods before continuing its dest...
Oct 10, 2018