Category Archives: World
White House goes on attack over Shulkin's claim he was fired
WASHINGTON - The White House is hitting back at former Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin for claiming that he was fired from his job and that he was only informed about it shortly before Presid...
Apr 01, 2018
6 police, another person die during prison riot in Mexico
VERACRUZ, Mexico - Six police officers died Sunday from smoke inhalation after prisoners started a fire while resisting an effort to transfer dangerous inmates out of a prison in Mexico’s Gulf c...
Apr 01, 2018
NKorean leader Kim watches performance by SKorean pop stars
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un clapped his hands and said he was “deeply moved” as he, along with his wife and hundreds of other citizens, watched a rare per...
Apr 01, 2018
Cynthia Nixon to voters: 'I'm so much more than an actor'
ALBANY, N.Y. - “Sex and the City” star Cynthia Nixon says she has a simple response to voters who question whether she has the experience necessary to run for governor of New York. “...
Apr 01, 2018
Thais help boat with presumed Rohingya refugees back to sea
BANGKOK - A boat with 56 people claiming to be Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar was helped back to sea by Thai fishermen and navy craft after being damaged in a storm and stopping temporarily Sun...
Apr 01, 2018
Malian authorities hand over jihadist leader to ICC
BAMAKO, Mali - The International Criminal Court says authorities in Mali have handed over a jihadist leader for prosecution on war crimes charges. Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud is acc...
Apr 01, 2018
Hearts ache, anger surges after Siberian mall fire kills 64
KEMEROVO, Russia - Trapped inside a movie theatre at a burning shopping centre, 11-year-old Vika Pochankina made a panicked phone call to her aunt. “I’m suffocating. Tell Mama that I loved...
Apr 01, 2018
Queen Elizabeth II, royal family attend Easter service
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II, Prince William and his wife Kate and other senior royals have celebrated an Easter church service at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. William and Kate arrived at the ...
Apr 01, 2018
UK Labour leader criticized for anti-Semitism in party
LONDON - The leader of Britain’s left-leaning Labour Party is facing intensifying criticism from outsiders and some of his own members for what is viewed as a failure to address reports of anti-...
Apr 01, 2018
It's white roses, peonies and foxgloves for UK royal wedding
LONDON - The royal wedding will take place among white garden roses, peonies and foxgloves, set off by branches of beech, birch and hornbeam. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen a self-taught L...
Apr 01, 2018