Category Archives: World
Malaysia's civil aviation chief quits over Flight 370 lapses
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s civil aviation chief said Tuesday he has resigned to take responsibility after an independent investigative report highlighted shortcomings in the air traffic...
Jul 31, 2018
New fire erupts in Northern California; homes threatened
UPPER LAKE, Calif. - Firefighters struggling to contain destructive Northern California wildfires found themselves facing a new blaze that erupted Tuesday and drove through a rural area near a nationa...
Jul 31, 2018
Assault on compound, roadside bomb kill 26 in Afghanistan
KABUL - A co-ordinated assault on a government compound in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 15 people and a roadside bomb in the western part of the country killed 11 on Tuesday, Afghan officials s...
Jul 31, 2018
Generals from rival Koreas end talks with no agreement
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Rare general-level talks between the two Koreas ended with no agreement Tuesday, but the top delegates said they had a meaningful discussion on easing their countries’...
Jul 30, 2018
Bob Woodward writing inside account of Trump White House
NEW YORK - The next writer to take a close look at the Trump presidency: Bob Woodward. The celebrated journalist of Watergate fame has written “Fear: Trump in the White House,” Simon &...
Jul 30, 2018
Former FEMA head of personnel accused of sexual misconduct
WASHINGTON - The former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s personnel office had improper sexual relationships with subordinates and created a “toxic” work environment ...
Jul 30, 2018
Allegation clouds Bobby Brown's plan for violence shelter
ATLANTA - Singer Bobby Brown plans to build a shelter for domestic violence victims in honour of his late daughter despite allegations that he once hit his ex-wife Whitney Houston. Brown is developing...
Jul 30, 2018
Bigfoot erotica? Fur flies in Virginia congressional race
RICHMOND, Va. - Here’s a political attack you don’t hear every day - or ever: A Virginia congressional candidate says her opponent is unfit for office because he is a “devotee of Big...
Jul 30, 2018
Prosecutor featured in 'The Staircase' on Netflix has died
DURHAM, N.C. - One of the prosecutors who tried the infamous 2001 North Carolina killing featured in “The Staircase” documentary series has died. Police say Freda Black, a former Durham as...
Jul 30, 2018
Cosby fighting classification as sexually violent predator
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s lawyers are challenging the legality of the process under which a Pennsylvania board recommended he be classified as a sexually violent predator. They also claimed...
Jul 30, 2018