Category Archives: World
Swiss sanction Gazprombank in wake of Panama Papers leak
GENEVA - Switzerland’s market regulator said Thursday it has banned the Swiss affiliate of Russia’s Gazprombank from taking new private clients over money laundering concerns over a 10-yea...
Feb 01, 2018
A wild ride: Sinkhole swallows man and his motorcycle
AUGUSTA, Ga. - A motorcyclist got the ride of his life in Georgia when a sinkhole opened up in a parking lot and swallowed him and his bike. The Augusta Chronicle reports city firefighters pulled the ...
Feb 01, 2018

Logan Paul dealing with fallout from controversial blog post
YouTube star Logan Paul describes himself as a “good guy who made a bad decision” when he posted images of what appeared to be a suicide victim online, and says the backlash he’s fac...
Feb 01, 2018

Trump will clear way for publication of classified memo
WASHINGTON - Over the strong objections of his own Justice Department, President Donald Trump will clear the way for the publication of a classified memo on the Russia investigation that Republicans s...
Feb 01, 2018
Spanish rapper tried for tweets allegedly exalting terrorism
MADRID - Prosecutors in Spain are seeking an almost three-year prison sentence for a rap singer accused of exalting terrorism and slandering the Spanish monarchy and other Spanish institutions. Pablo ...
Feb 01, 2018
28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted
MOSCOW - Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on the country into turmoil. The Court of Arbitrat...
Feb 01, 2018
2 sisters accused of fatally beating boy for taking cupcake
ATLANTA - Two sisters have been indicted in the fatal spanking and beating of a 3-year-old with a baseball bat for taking a cupcake from the kitchen. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office...
Feb 01, 2018
AP Interview: New Zealand urges North Korea 'de-escalation'
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern expressed support Thursday for economic sanctions against North Korea while also urging a “de-escalation” on the Korean ...
Feb 01, 2018
28 Russians have Olympic doping bans lifted
MOSCOW - Twenty-eight Russian athletes had their Olympic doping bans overturned Thursday, throwing the International Olympic Committee’s policy on the country into turmoil. The Court of Arbitrat...
Feb 01, 2018
Fire kills 11 in dormitory for Japanese welfare recipients
TOKYO - A fire engulfed a group home for welfare recipients in northern Japan, killing 11 people and injuring three, police and fire officials said Thursday. Fire department officials said the residen...
Feb 01, 2018