Category Archives: World
French men denounce predators, support #metoo movement
PARIS - A group of French men - including doctors, lawmakers, a judge and a surfing champion - is speaking out against sexual harassment and violence, and calling on other men to join the cause. In an...
Jan 30, 2018

Former Kenyan VP: Home attacked in 'assassination attempt'
NAIROBI, Kenya - Former Kenyan Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka said Wednesday that gunshots and a grenade were fired at his home in what he called “an assassination attempt,” as a governmen...
Jan 30, 2018

Swedes charge Uzbek man with terrorism in truck attack
STOCKHOLM - An Uzbek man who rammed a stolen truck into a crowd in downtown Stockholm in April, killing five and injuring 14, was charged Tuesday with terrorism, attempts to carry out a terror act and...
Jan 30, 2018

Blue moon, supermoon, total lunar eclipse rolled into one
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - The moon is providing a rare triple treat this week. On Wednesday, much of the world will get to see not only a blue moon and a supermoon, but also a total lunar eclipse, all ro...
Jan 29, 2018

Cambodian court denies bail for Australian who filmed rally
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an application for bail for an Australian filmmaker who was charged with endangering national security last year for flying a ...
Jan 29, 2018
Mark Ruffalo leads counter-event to Trump State of the Union
NEW YORK - Celebrities and activists have taken part in an evening of speeches and music in Manhattan billed as “The People’s State of the Union.” Monday’s event was planned in...
Jan 29, 2018

Privatization concerns grow as PREPA seeks $1.3B loan
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Government officials on Monday denied claims they plan to eliminate the Energy Commission that regulates Puerto Rico’s power company amid plans to privatize the utility, ...
Jan 29, 2018
Ireland to hold referendum in May on easing abortion ban
LONDON - Ireland’s voters will decide in late May on whether to lift a constitutional ban on most abortions, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said Monday. Varadkar spoke after a special meeting of th...
Jan 29, 2018

Colombia suspends peace talks with ELN rebels over bombings
BOGOTA - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Monday suspended peace talks with the country’s last remaining rebel group after a series of bombings over the weekend killed seven police offi...
Jan 29, 2018

Pentagon reviewing military use of exercise trackers
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon is doing a broad review of how military forces use exercise trackers and other wearable electronic devices, in the wake of revelations that an interactive, online map can pin...
Jan 29, 2018