Category Archives: World
7th member of Nobel Literature awarding body stepping down
HELSINKI - The Swedish Academy says a seventh board member has decided to step down amid a crisis at the prestigious institution that awards the Nobel Prize in literature. The academy said in brief st...
Apr 28, 2018
MSNBC's Joy Reid apologizes for 'hurtful' comments
NEW YORK - MSNBC’s Joy Reid, under fire for homophobic language in old blog posts, has apologized for any past comments that belittled or mocked the LGBTQ community and says she hasn’t bee...
Apr 28, 2018
Azerbaijan: Site of unopened Trump-branded hotel is on fire
BAKU, Azerbaijan - A building in Azerbaijan that once was intended to be a Trump-branded hotel has caught fire. Azerbaijani firefighters were on the scene of the fire at the 33-story building in the A...
Apr 28, 2018
Shake, rattle & roll: Thousands gather for Jazz Fest Day 2
NEW ORLEANS - Tens of thousands of people gathered Saturday for the second day of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, listening to an eclectic medley of music from big-name headliners like R...
Apr 28, 2018
Officials: Palestinian boy dies a day after gunshot to head
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza says a boy has died a day after being hit by an Israeli gunshot in the head. Azzam Hillal, 15, was wounded during deadly violence ...
Apr 28, 2018
Officials: Suicide car bomber kills 6 in Afghanistan
KABUL - A Taliban suicide bomber attacked an army base in southern Helmand province Saturday killing four civilians and two soldiers, officials said. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor i...
Apr 28, 2018
Yemeni forces: Senior Islamic State leader killed in south
SANAA, Yemen - Yemeni security forces say they have raided a militant hideout in Yemen’s south, killing a top Islamic State group leader. The media office of Aden’s security department sai...
Apr 28, 2018
Gunmen kill 4 in northwestern Pakistan along Afghan border
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - Gunmen fatally shot three local tourists and their driver in a tribal region along the Afghanistan border, an official said Saturday. Ikhlaq Bangash, deputy administrator ...
Apr 28, 2018
Russia: Floating nuclear plant towed to sea for fueling trip
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - A floating nuclear power plant built in Russia has embarked on its first sea voyage so its reactors can be loaded with fuel. The floating plant, the Akademik Lomonosov, was to...
Apr 28, 2018
Boy whose parents fought to keep life support mourned in UK
LONDON - Alfie Evans, a British toddler with a degenerative brain condition whose parents lost a legal battle to keep him on life support at a Vatican hospital, was mourned with balloons set free in t...
Apr 28, 2018