Category Archives: World
Polanski's film academy expulsion, 40-years in the making
LOS ANGELES - Until Thursday, Roman Polanski had been a film academy member for over 40 years since pleading guilty to unlawful sex with a minor in 1977. In his 40 years as a fugitive the “China...
May 04, 2018
No Nobel literature prize this year but 2 prizes in 2019
COPENHAGEN - Following weeks of internal bickering, sex-abuse allegations and a financial investigation by police, the body that hands out the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature announced Friday th...
May 04, 2018
New Zealander 1st ever 'Galaga' arcade game World Champion
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Mastering a classic arcade game isn’t a lucrative hobby, so some of the world’s best players of “Galaga” were thrilled to get all-expenses-paid trips ...
May 04, 2018
At what point does crying 'lynching' trivialize the word?
WASHINGTON - R. Kelly says boycotting his music because of the sexual abuse allegations against him amounts to a “public lynching.” Bill Cosby’s people say his conviction was a lynch...
May 03, 2018
Hawaii volcano shoots lava into sky; evacuations ordered
HONOLULU - Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupted Thursday, sending lava shooting into the air in a residential neighbourhood and prompting mandatory evacuation orders for nearby homes. Hawaii County ...
May 03, 2018
NBC News corrects story on monitoring Cohen's phones
NEW YORK - NBC News corrected a story Thursday that said federal investigators had placed a wiretap on the phone lines of President Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, saying it subsequently learne...
May 03, 2018
Mozambican opposition leader Afonso Dhlakama dies at 65
JOHANNESBURG - Afonso Dhlakama, the Mozambican opposition leader who led a rebel group during the devastating civil war that ended in 1992, died on Thursday at the age of 65. Mozambican radio reported...
May 03, 2018
Mississippi senator confirms he lost money in fraud scheme
JACKSON, Miss. - U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker said Thursday that he is among the victims of a Mississippi-based fraud that officials say involved more than $100 million. Wicker, a Republican from Tupelo, to...
May 03, 2018
Judge orders Jay-Z to explain why he's dodging a subpoena
NEW YORK - A New York judge says Jay-Z must explain why he’s dodging a subpoena rather than answering questions related to a probe of a consumer brand company. Federal Judge Paul Gardephe (GAHR&...
May 03, 2018
Fox, Hannity earn a scoop they may not have wanted
NEW YORK - Sean Hannity and Fox News Channel scored a scoop they may not have wanted. Midway through a Wednesday night interview with Hannity, new Trump legal adviser Rudolph Giuliani noted that Presi...
May 03, 2018