Category Archives: World
3 murdered Mexican film students caught in gang turf battle
MEXICO CITY - Three vanished film students whose case had become emblematic of Mexico’s 30,000 missing people were killed after being caught unaware in the midst of a drug gang turf battle, offi...
Apr 24, 2018
Iranian official puts Trump on notice about nuclear deal
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump and Iran’s top diplomat have traded sharp warnings, with Trump threatening “bigger problems” than ever if Tehran restarts its nuclear program. Forei...
Apr 24, 2018
Ibrahim Nasrallah wins Arabic book prize for dystopian novel
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - Jordanian-Palestinian writer Ibrahim Nasrallah has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction with a novel about humanity’s capacity for savagery. “Th...
Apr 24, 2018
Masseuse accuses Marvel's Stan Lee of fondling himself
CHICAGO - A Chicago masseuse is suing Marvel Comic’s Stan Lee, accusing him of inappropriate behaviour during two massages in 2017. Maria Carballo filed the lawsuit Monday seeking more than $50,...
Apr 24, 2018
Comey book sells more than 600,000 copies in first week
NEW YORK - James Comey’s “A Higher Loyalty” had a very big opening week. Flatiron Books announced Tuesday that sales topped 600,000 copies, a number that includes print, audio and e-...
Apr 24, 2018
In big shift, Trump assesses Kim Jong Un as 'very honourable'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Kim Jong Un wants a historic, high-stakes meeting as soon as possible and suggested the North Korean dictator has been “very open” and &...
Apr 24, 2018
Syrian troops target IS tunnels, trenches in Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria - The Syrian government launched a new operation Tuesday targeting tunnels used by the Islamic State group in the capital, state TV said, while shelling by the extremists on a governme...
Apr 24, 2018
Woman gets prison for using someone else's tainted urine
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - An Ohio woman might want to ask some questions if she tries to borrow someone’s urine again to pass a drug test. WTOV-TV reports 24-year-old Kiana Wallace was sentenced t...
Apr 24, 2018
Mississippi defendants spend months in jail awaiting trial
BRANDON, Miss. - Jerry Sanders has been sitting in a jail cell on a relatively minor charge of methamphetamine possession for more than a year - longer than the sentence he could get if he’s con...
Apr 24, 2018
Ahead of summits, US tones down war games with S. Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Spring on the Korean Peninsula is normally the season of D-Day-style beach landings with big guns thumping in the distance and skies crisscrossed by the contrails of fighte...
Apr 24, 2018