Category Archives: World
38 dead, nearly 50 reported missing as heavy rain hits Japan
TOKYO - Torrents of rainfall and flooding battered a widespread area in southwestern Japan on Saturday, with local media casualty reports climbing quickly. Public broadcaster NHK said 38 people were d...
Jul 07, 2018
At least 9 killed in attack on Somalia's interior ministry
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A least nine people were killed in an attack on Somalia’s interior ministry and security forces killed all three attackers after a two-hour gun battle inside, police said Sa...
Jul 07, 2018
Iran executes 8 over 2017 Islamic State attack on Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran executed eight men convicted over the 2017 Islamic State attack on parliament and the shrine of the Islamic Republic’s founding ayatollah, the bloodiest terror attack to stri...
Jul 06, 2018
Colombians demand an end to wave of activist killings
BOGOTA - Thousands of Colombians gathered in cities across the country Friday night to demand an end to a wave of activist killings that threatens to undermine a fragile peace process. Demonstrators h...
Jul 06, 2018
'What's up, guys?' Suspect accused of taking meth to K-9 car
GOOSE CREEK, S.C. - Police say a man who brought drugs with him when he opened a car door and found himself facing a drug enforcement squad simply uttered an expletive and added, “What’s u...
Jul 06, 2018
Bourdain leaves bulk of $1.2M estate to 11-year-old daughter
NEW YORK - Court papers show globe-trotting chef, author and TV host Anthony Bourdain was worth $1.2 million when he died last month. Most of his estate has been left to his 11-year-old daughter. Bour...
Jul 06, 2018
Judge weighs in on struggle surrounding Marvel's Stan Lee
LOS ANGELES - A judge has found that an attorney who had obtained an elder-abuse restraining order on behalf of Stan Lee does not in fact represent him, in a rare public airing of the private power st...
Jul 06, 2018
30 killed when bus in Cameroon drives into a river
YAOUNDE, Cameroon - Authorities in Cameroon say at least 30 people are dead after a bus crashed on the road that links the political capital, Yaounde, with the western regional capital, Bafoussam. Gov...
Jul 06, 2018
Syrian troops recapture vital border crossing with Jordan
JABER AS-SARHAN, Jordan - Syrian government forces recaptured a vital border crossing with Jordan on Friday and raised the national flag for the first time in years, restoring sovereignty over a key r...
Jul 06, 2018
Immigrant PhD candidate rocked by sudden US Army discharge
SAN FRANCISCO - Growing up in eastern China, Panshu Zhao fell in love with America. He read the Bible his parents gave him, watched Hollywood movies and studied the ideals of democracy. He jumped at t...
Jul 06, 2018