Category Archives: World
Eurovision 2018 to focus on the music, not the glitz
LISBON, Portugal - The kitsch is conspicuously absent this year and the usual extravagant stage effects are nowhere to be seen. Could the Eurovision Song Contest finally be focusing on the music? The ...
May 12, 2018
McCain still up for a fight, even in illness
WASHINGTON - John McCain is not signing off quietly. As in so much of the senator’s extraordinary life, the rebellious Republican is facing this challenging chapter - battling brain cancer - in ...
May 12, 2018
Malaysia bars scandal-ridden ex-leader from leaving country
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s new leader, Mahathir Mohamad, said Saturday that defeated scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak and his wife have been barred from leaving the country to...
May 12, 2018
UN's top nuclear inspector resigns suddenly
BERLIN - The U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says its top inspector has quit with immediate effect, just as the agency’s work in Iran is once again in focus. The International Atomic Energy Agency...
May 12, 2018
Songs and votes: Looking at the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest
LISBON, Portugal - The curtain goes up Saturday on the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. The hugely popular international event is organized by the European Broadcasting Union, an alliance o...
May 12, 2018
Rockefeller treasures break record for single-owner auction
NEW YORK - Peggy and David Rockefeller’s lavish artworks and other treasures set a new world record this week at a Christie’s auction, topping $800 million as the priciest ever single-owne...
May 11, 2018
Record low turnout in first Iraq elections since IS defeat
BAGHDAD - Iraq saw a record low turnout on Saturday in its first elections since the collapse of the Islamic State group, pointing to widespread dissatisfaction with the direction of the country under...
May 11, 2018
Ovechkin has goal and assist, Capitals beat Lightning 4-2
TAMPA, Fla. - There was no letdown for the Washington Capitals. Just more winning hockey. Putting an emotional second-round victory over playoff nemesis and two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Pit...
May 11, 2018
Michigan police department picks "Pawfficer"
TROY, Mich. - A suburban Detroit police department is giving another cat a chance to take the law into her own paws. A cat named “Pawfficer Donut” was sworn in Friday by a judge, a day aft...
May 11, 2018
Fallin vetoes bill keeping no-parole sentences for juveniles
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed a bill Friday evening that would have permitted the state to continue sending juvenile offenders to prison with no chance for parole. The veto came des...
May 11, 2018