Category Archives: World
Pope opens youth meeting as sex abuse survivors stage sit-in
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis urged Catholic bishops to dream of a future free of the mistakes of the past as he opened a global church leadership meeting Wednesday amid renewed outrage over the priestl...
Oct 03, 2018
Chinese armed drones now flying across Mideast battlefields
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - High above Yemen’s rebel-held city of Hodeida, a drone controlled by Emirati forces hovered as an SUV carrying a top Shiite Houthi rebel official turned onto a smal...
Oct 03, 2018
Chile church says sorry for conduct guidelines for priests
SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile’s Roman Catholic Church has apologized for a set of conduct guidelines for priests dealing with children that has caused outrage just as the South American country is bei...
Oct 03, 2018
US to offer cyberwar capabilities to NATO allies
BRUSSELS - Acting to counter Russia’s aggressive use of cyberattacks across Europe and around the world, the U.S. is expected to announce that, if asked, it will use its formidable cyberwarfare ...
Oct 03, 2018
China orders actress Fan Bingbing to pay massive tax fine
BEIJING - Chinese tax authorities have ordered “X-Men” star Fan Bingbing and companies she represents to pay taxes and penalties totalling $130 million, ending speculation over the fate of...
Oct 03, 2018
Chicago cop's trial could come down to jury's view of video
CHICAGO - From the moment Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first-degree murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, the case has centred around the video. As attorneys prepar...
Oct 03, 2018
4 men arrested in Virginia violence, called 'serial rioters'
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Four California men described as “serial rioters” are facing federal charges after prosecutors say they flew across the country for a white nationalist rally in Virg...
Oct 03, 2018
Track Palin to spend year in custody after assault arrests
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The oldest son of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin will spend a year in custody after a judge ruled Wednesday that allegations of hitting a woman on the head disqualified him from a ...
Oct 03, 2018
Chemistry Nobel for using evolution to create new proteins
STOCKHOLM - Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for using a sped-up version of evolution to create new proteins that have led to a bestselling drug and other products. The Roya...
Oct 03, 2018
The Latest: Lab orders $3,636 of Champagne for Nobel winner
STOCKHOLM - The Latest on the awarding of the Nobel Prizes (all times local): 5:55 p.m. Cambridge University scientist Greg Winter says he was staring at his computer wondering how he would ever finis...
Oct 03, 2018