Category Archives: World
Delaware becomes first state to fully ban child marriage
DOVER, Del. - Delaware has become the first state in the nation to completely ban marriage for anyone under 18. Democratic Gov. John Carney on Wednesday signed into law the measure that makes it illeg...
May 11, 2018
Lesbos: Europe's migrant barrier nears breaking point
LESBOS, Greece - At the heart of Moria, an overcrowded refugee camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, is a dark rectangular building ringed with police guards and coils of razor wire. Taking photographs ...
May 11, 2018
Malaysia's Mahathir plans lean cabinet, seeks Anwar's pardon
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia’s new Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Friday he will form a lean cabinet with 10 core ministries and start the process of obtaining an immediate pardon for...
May 11, 2018
Royal retreat of Windsor ready to party for Harry, Meghan
WINDSOR, England - Few towns are as quintessentially English as Windsor, the bucolic riverside locale where Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle will get married on May 19. And few towns ar...
May 11, 2018
Iraq holds its first parliamentary election since IS defeat
Iraqis vote Saturday in the first parliamentary election since the country declared victory over the Islamic State extremist group. The balloting is expected to be a referendum on Prime Minister Haide...
May 11, 2018
Critic's jailing shows hushed dissent since '08 China quake
BEIJING - A decade after a massive earthquake devastated parts of China’s Sichuan province, an outspoken critic of the government’s response is languishing in jail, his health deterioratin...
May 11, 2018
Rio police recreate murder scene of activist Marielle Franco
RIO DE JANEIRO - Nearly two months after a black councilwoman was shot and killed in Rio de Janeiro, police on Thursday recreated the murder scene in hopes of discovering clues about who did it. The l...
May 11, 2018
Israel calls on Syria's Assad to 'get rid' of Iranian forces
JERUSALEM - Israel’s defence minister Friday called on President Bashar Assad to “get rid” of Iranian forces in Syria, warning their continued presence would only cause trouble. Iran...
May 11, 2018
Italian researchers develop lighter, cheaper robotic hand
ROME - Italian researchers on Thursday unveiled a new robotic hand they say allows users to grip objects more naturally and features a design that will lower the price significantly. The Hennes roboti...
May 11, 2018
Trump's instinct in Korea crisis and elsewhere is 'go big'
WASHINGTON - The way President Donald Trump sees it, why go for a solid single when you can swing for a home run? Trump’s upcoming summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un is only the latest ...
May 11, 2018