Category Archives: World
Police search for 2 gunmen who shot 5 in San Diego
SAN DIEGO - Police searched Tuesday for two gunmen suspected of shooting five people in downtown San Diego and then running off. Two young men who were wearing hoodies walked up to three men and a wom...
May 08, 2018
Leopard grabs, kills toddler in Uganda national park
KAMPALA, Uganda - A wildlife official says a leopard has attacked and killed a toddler in a protected area popular with tourists. Bashir Hangi, a spokesman for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, said Tues...
May 08, 2018
Iraqi vote offers chance to chart post-IS future
BAGHDAD - Iraqis head to the polls this weekend for the first time since the government declared victory against the Islamic State group, in national elections that could tilt the balance of power bet...
May 08, 2018
Malaysian election pits former leader against elite protege
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Voters have a stark choice in Malaysia’s election on Wednesday: resurrect the country’s 92-year-old former authoritarian leader or give a third term to Prime Minis...
May 08, 2018
Crisis in Myanmar's Kachin means jungle treks to escape war
MYITKYINA, Myanmar - As the Myanmar army’s bombs started falling near her home in Kachin state, Nlam Numrang Doi and her neighbours decided they had no choice but to grab what they could and sca...
May 08, 2018
Armenia gets new leader, man who spearheaded protests
YEREVAN, Armenia - The man who spearheaded weeks of protests in Armenia was chosen Tuesday to be the country’s new prime minister, and carries the weight of high hopes for a turnaround in the im...
May 08, 2018
Fire in Sao Paulo squat shines light on housing shortage
SAO PAULO - Marta Maria Maia da Fonseca and her husband shared the conundrum of tens of thousands of working class families in Sao Paulo: They couldn’t afford to rent an apartment in the city...
May 08, 2018
'Castrate the enemy': Violence grips Burundi ahead of vote
BUJUMBURA, Burundi - One ruling party official urged supporters “to castrate the enemy.” Another called for drowning the regime’s opponents in a lake. Such hate speech spells trouble...
May 08, 2018
Finding his way: Transformed Prince Harry ready to marry
LONDON - It was a statement that confirmed Prince Harry’s burgeoning maturity and his iron determination to struggle for what he cherishes and believes in. Ready to fight for his right to lead a...
May 08, 2018
Drug supply firm execs say they didn't cause opioids crisis
WASHINGTON - Top executives of the nation’s leading wholesale drug distributors told Congress under oath Tuesday that their companies didn’t help cause the nation’s deadly opioid epi...
May 08, 2018