Category Archives: World
Migrant boat capsizes off Turkey; 9 killed, dozens missing
ANKARA, Turkey - A boat carrying migrants has capsized off Turkey’s Aegean coast, killing at least nine people, the coast guard said Wednesday. A search and rescue mission was underway for some ...
Oct 10, 2018
Bangladesh sentences 19 to death in political rally attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A Bangladeshi court sentenced 19 people to death and the son of the opposition leader to life imprisonment on Wednesday over a deadly 2004 attack at a political rally held by curre...
Oct 10, 2018
55 people dead in overnight bus crash in western Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya - Fifty-five people were killed when their bus left the road, rolled down a slope and crashed in western Kenya, an official said Wednesday, with the roof of the bus ripped off. “T...
Oct 10, 2018
From Catholicism to Camp: New Met Gala theme revealed
NEW YORK - Next year’s Met Gala will be downright campy. No, seriously: The Metropolitan Museum announced Tuesday that “Camp: Notes on Fashion” will be the title of its next blockbus...
Oct 09, 2018
US increases pressure on Saudis over writer's disappearance
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump demanded answers Wednesday from Saudi Arabia about the fate of a missing Saudi writer as lawmakers pushed for sanctions and a top Republican said the man was likely...
Oct 09, 2018
India train cars derail, at least 5 people killed, 35 hurt
LUCKNOW, India - Police say an express train has partially derailed in northern India, killing five passengers and injuring dozens more. Police director general OP Singh said rescuers have responded t...
Oct 09, 2018
Taiwan leader calls on China to not be 'source of conflict'
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen called on China Wednesday not to be a “source of conflict” and pledged to boost the island’s defences against Beijing’s milita...
Oct 09, 2018
Red Sox hold off Yanks in Game 4, face Astros in ALCS
NEW YORK - Eduardo Nunez charged Gleyber Torres’ four-hopper toward third base and whipped the ball across the diamond . Steve Pearce stretched, falling on his chest for a sprawling catch. The u...
Oct 09, 2018
Stolen Stradivarius found after decades comes to life again
NEW YORK - The Stradivarius stolen from the late violinist Roman Totenberg and miraculously found more than three decades later has a new life - under the chin of a budding 18-year-old virtuoso. On Tu...
Oct 09, 2018
Lyric Opera musicians go on strike, threatening opera season
CHICAGO - The 64th season of the Lyric Opera of Chicago was disrupted Tuesday when musicians walked off the job to protest cuts proposed by management. The musicians set up a picket line outside the C...
Oct 09, 2018