Category Archives: World
Serbia's throne-less royals welcome baby boy into family
BELGRADE, Serbia - Serbia’s throne-less royals have welcomed a new member into the Karadjordjevic family that once ruled Yugoslavia but was exiled for decades during communism. Prince Philip and...
Mar 02, 2018

Trump, Alec Baldwin renew Twitter feud
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump and Alec Baldwin - his chief impersonator - traded online barbs Friday, each describing the other as causing “agony,” the latest salvos in an ongoing feud...
Mar 02, 2018

Deadly attacks by extremists strike Burkina Faso capital
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - Islamic extremists struck the French Embassy and army headquarters in simultaneous attacks of gunfire and explosives Friday in Burkina Faso’s capital, killing eight p...
Mar 02, 2018
3 UN workers among 11 killed in Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Three workers for United Nations agencies were among 11 people killed in an attack by armed Boko Haram militants on a military base in northeastern Nigeria, near the border with C...
Mar 02, 2018
World Trade Organization warns that Trump risks trade war
GENEVA - The World Trade Organization warned Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump is risking an economically damaging trade war if he goes ahead with plans to impose steep tariffs on steel and alum...
Mar 02, 2018

Europe weather: UK army sent out; Dutch ice skate on canals
LONDON - As unusually cold weather gripped Europe, Britain’s military was sent out Friday to central and western England to get hospital employees to work and help police rescue people from snow...
Mar 02, 2018

Harry, Meghan invite 2,640 folks to help celebrate wedding
LONDON - Prince Harry and his fiancee, Meghan Markle, will open up the grounds of Windsor Castle for their May wedding to 2,640 people from all walks of life to help them celebrate their big day, Kens...
Mar 02, 2018
Suicide bomb in Afghan capital kills young girl, wounds 22
KABUL - A suicide car bombing in the eastern part of the Afghan capital on Friday morning killed at least one person, a young girl, and wounded 22, Afghan officials said. Basir Mujahid, spokesman for ...
Mar 01, 2018
China criticizes US trade report but silent on tariff hikes
BEIJING - China has expressed “grave concern” about a U.S. trade policy report that pledges to pressure Beijing but had no immediate response to President Donald Trump’s plan to hike...
Mar 01, 2018

Saved from bankruptcy? Buyers revive deal for Weinstein Co.
NEW YORK - The Weinstein Co. might be saved from bankruptcy after all. A group of investors, led by businesswoman Maria Contreras-Sweet, said Thursday that it has revived a potential deal to buy the a...
Mar 01, 2018