Category Archives: World

JOHANNESBURG - Criminal syndicates in South Africa have increased attacks on security vans transporting large amounts of cash, brazenly opening fire and blowing up vehicles in chaotic scenes that send...

DES MOINES, Iowa - Former Iowa Gov. Robert D. Ray’s legacy as a saviour to many Vietnam War refugees and as a political centrist who might have a tough time being elected today was remembered Fr...

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Mark Jones says he and two of his Army buddies were out for an impromptu bachelor party when Savannah police arrested them in a drive-by slaying that would land them behind bars for mo...

NAIROBI, Kenya - Eight critically endangered black rhinos are dead in Kenya after wildlife workers moved them from the capital to a new national park, the government said Friday, calling the toll R...

SALEM, Ore. - How much medical marijuana is in the pipeline in Oregon? The managers of the state’s program concede that they simply don’t know because of lax reporting by producers and a l...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Alaska’s last two Blockbuster video stores are calling it quits, leaving just one store open in the U.S. The stores in Anchorage and Fairbanks will close for rentals after Su...

BEIJING - China’s June trade grew by double digits amid mounting tension with Washington but Beijing warned its exporters face “rising instabilities and uncertainties.” Exports rose ...

JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH, La. - In a southwest Louisiana crawfish pond, two endangered whooping crane chicks peck about for crawfish, insects, plants and other food. They’re only 2 months old, but...

BLAIRSTOWN, N.J. - There’s nothing superstitious about Friday the 13th as two towns celebrate the day with tours or tattoos. Masked maniacs on Friday take to the streets of Blairstown, New Jerse...

MOSCOW - The mother of a jailed Ukrainian filmmaker who has been refusing food for nearly two months asked Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to pardon him. Oleg Sentsov, a vocal opponent of R...