Category Archives: World
Raul Castro retires as Cuban president, outlines future
HAVANA - Raul Castro turned over Cuba’s presidency Thursday to a 57-year-old successor he said would hold power until 2031, a plan that would place the state the Castro brothers founded and rule...
Apr 18, 2018
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and 'Black Panther'
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots Wednesday evening as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther” premiered in Saud...
Apr 18, 2018
Pope meets father of British toddler at centre of battle
VATICAN CITY - The father of a terminally ill British toddler met Wednesday with Pope Francis and begged him to make another bid for his son’s life, after an appeals court ruled that the child c...
Apr 18, 2018
Former President George HW Bush buoyed by tributes to wife
HOUSTON - In his first public comments since his wife’s death, former President George H.W. Bush said Wednesday that he used to tease his spouse of 73 years that he had a complex about how much ...
Apr 18, 2018
AP Interview: Malaysia's Mahathir says opposition could win
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysian opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad said Wednesday that huge rallies indicate some of the ruling coalition’s traditional Malay supporters are now favouring the opp...
Apr 18, 2018
Cosby's star witness says accuser spoke about plot to frame
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The chief accuser at Bill Cosby’s sexual-assault retrial talked about framing a celebrity before going to police with her allegations in 2005, a key defence witness testified o...
Apr 17, 2018
Police: Man arrested at Taylor Swift house had knife, rope
LOS ANGELES - A Colorado man who was wearing a mask and had a knife in his car when he was arrested outside a Beverly Hills home owned by Taylor Swift was released from custody on Tuesday while police...
Apr 17, 2018
George and Barbara Bush, a 'storybook' 73-year marriage
HOUSTON - They met at a Christmas dance. She was 17. He was 18. Two years later they were married. The couple stayed together for 73 years, becoming the longest-married couple in presidential history....
Apr 17, 2018
US officials say Pompeo has met with NKorea's Kim
WASHINGTON - CIA Director Mike Pompeo recently travelled to North Korea to meet with leader Kim Jong Un, two officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The highly unusual, secret visit comes as t...
Apr 17, 2018
Things to Remember about Barbara Bush
HOUSTON - Here is a look at several things to know about the life of former first lady Barbara Bush: LITERACY EFFORTS The Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy began during her White House years...
Apr 17, 2018