Category Archives: World
L'Oreal hosts 1st show on Seine in Paris; Valentino delights
PARIS - As Paris Fashion Week heads toward the finish line, Sunday’s shows went up a gear as L’Oreal Paris held what the beauty giant called the first ever runway display to be held on the...
Sep 30, 2018
Over 800 dead in Indonesia quake and tsunami; toll may rise
PALU, Indonesia - Rescuers struggled Sunday to reach victims in several large coastal towns in Indonesia that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities feared that the toll of more than 8...
Sep 30, 2018
Ex-TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin charged in March attack
FORT WORTH, Texas - Former Texas Christian University quarterback Trevone Boykin has been formally charged with aggravated assault for allegedly attacking his girlfriend and breaking her jaw at his ho...
Sep 30, 2018
Typhoon pummels Japan, flights cancelled, trains shut down
TOKYO - A powerful typhoon ripped through Japan on Sunday, forcing cancellations of flights and trains, including in the Tokyo area as authorities warned of strong winds and torrential rain. Farms and...
Sep 30, 2018
Trump on Kim: Tough talk ... 'and then we fell in love'
President Donald Trump told a cheering crowd at a campaign rally that there was once tough talk “back and forth” between him and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un “and then we fell in ...
Sep 30, 2018
Macedonia: Referendum approves name change, but turnout low
SKOPJE, Macedonia - A referendum on changing Macedonia’s name as part of a deal that would pave the way for NATO membership won overwhelming support Sunday, but low voter turnout highlighted the...
Sep 30, 2018
Boko Haram has been repelled, Cameroon's leader declares
YAOUNDE, Cameroon - Cameroon’s president says Boko Haram has been defeated in the country, the first such announcement since he declared war on the extremist group four years ago. President Paul...
Sep 30, 2018
FBI interviews accuser; Yale friend remembers heavy drinker
WASHINGTON - FBI agents on Sunday interviewed one of the three women who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct as Republicans and Democrats quarreled over whether the...
Sep 30, 2018
Iraq's Kurds hold elections for regional parliament
IRBIL, Iraq - Iraq’s self-ruled Kurdish region held its long-delayed parliamentary elections on Sunday, a year after a vote for independence sparked a punishing backlash from Baghdad, leaving Ku...
Sep 30, 2018
Warning system might have saved lives in Indonesian tsunami
MAKASSAR, Indonesia - An early warning system that might have prevented some deaths in the tsunami that hit an Indonesian island on Friday has been stalled in the testing phase for years. The high-tec...
Sep 30, 2018