Category Archives: World
Cyclists tried to scare cougar but it attacked, killing 1
SEATTLE - The two mountain bikers did what they were supposed to do when they noticed a mountain lion tailing them on a trail east of Seattle. They got off their bikes. They faced the beast, shouted a...
May 20, 2018
Iraq's al-Sadr, promising reform, is constrained by Iran
BAGHDAD - Iraq’s Muqtada al-Sadr, the maverick Shiite cleric whose political coalition beat out Iran’s favoured candidates to come in first in national elections, says he wants to form a g...
May 20, 2018
Company in Cuba plane crash had received safety complaints
HAVANA - The Mexican charter company whose 39-year-old plane crashed in Havana had been the subject of two serious complaints about its crews’ performance over the last decade, according to auth...
May 20, 2018
Congo to begin vaccinating against Ebola on Monday
KINSHASA, Congo - Congo will begin administering an experimental Ebola vaccine Monday in Mbandaka, the northwestern city of 1.2 million where the deadly disease has infected some residents, Congo̵...
May 20, 2018
Reports: IS fighters vacating outskirts of Syria's capital
BEIRUT - A cease-fire between Syrian government forces and Islamic State militants in the southern neighbourhoods of Damascus has held for 24 hours amid reports that some of the fighters were permitte...
May 20, 2018
British royal family thanks those who celebrated wedding
LONDON - The royal family, blessed with fantastic weather and a buoyant public mood at the royal wedding, has thanked people who attended or watched Prince Harry marry Meghan Markle. The family tweete...
May 20, 2018
Maoist rebels detonate bomb in east India; 6 police killed
PATNA, India - At least six police officials were killed and another was critically injured on Sunday when Maoist rebels targeted their vehicle with a bomb in eastern India, police said. The rebels de...
May 20, 2018
Rikers Island inmates get a taste of ancient Greece
NEW YORK - Some inmates at New York City’s biggest jail got a taste of ancient Greece this weekend. A theatre company went to Rikers Island on Saturday to perform skits from plays by Sophocles t...
May 19, 2018
Working Families Party formally endorses Cynthia Nixon
New York’s progressive Working Families Party has formally endorsed “Sex and the City” actress Cynthia Nixon as its gubernatorial candidate - challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. An...
May 19, 2018
Basketball great Bill Russell released from hospital
SEATTLE - Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Russell was released from a Seattle hospital Saturday after an overnight stay for an unknown condition. Russell confirmed on Twitter that he went to the hospita...
May 19, 2018