Category Archives: World

Does Cohn's exit mark end of Trump's Goldman era?
WASHINGTON - Has President Donald Trump’s romance with the Goldman Sachs crowd gone cold? Top economic adviser Gary Cohn is only the latest Goldman figure to head for the White House exits, sugg...
Mar 09, 2018
Norway, US, help Philippines capture cybersex suspect
MANILA, Philippines - Norwegian and U.S. law enforcers have helped the Philippines capture a man they say exploited children by having them join sex videos which he then showed to paying foreign clien...
Mar 09, 2018
China builds ambitiously in Africa as US sounds the alarm
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The sleek, green-and-white trains glide past the congested, ragged streets of Addis Ababa along the city’s new light rail - built and financed by China. The towering silv...
Mar 09, 2018

State lawmakers, White House talk action on sanctuary cities
DENVER - Four Colorado Republican lawmakers on Thursday brought their ideas to the White House on punishing so-called sanctuary cities, hoping to build on the Trump administration’s lawsuit chal...
Mar 09, 2018
Crew with seeds, corals restore environment in Puerto Rico
FAJARDO, Puerto Rico - As crews re-string electric lines and clear debris from Hurricane Maria, a small group of Puerto Rican and international conservationists is working on rebuilding natural wonder...
Mar 09, 2018

Sunshine State: Florida seeks all-year daylight saving time
PLANTATION, Fla. - Most of the nation springs forward on Sunday, moving clocks up one hour to observe daylight saving time. If Sunshine State legislators get their way, Floridians won’t be falli...
Mar 09, 2018
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
LAHORE, Pakistan - One of the most frightening things about Pakistan’s blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that can bring the death penalty. In the case of Aasia Bibi,...
Mar 09, 2018
Watchdog: Western tech used for hacking in Turkey, Syria
PARIS - A Canadian company’s hardware is being used to hack internet users along Turkey’s border with Syria, researchers said Friday, adding that there were signs that Kurdish forces align...
Mar 09, 2018
Tens of thousands protest in Slovakia at journalist's death
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Tens of thousands of Slovaks rallied in massive anti-government protests across the country on Friday to demand a thorough investigation of the slayings of an investigative re...
Mar 09, 2018
Trump says he'll meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un
WASHINGTON - After months of trading insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un by the end of May to negotiate an end to Py...
Mar 09, 2018