Category Archives: World
MSF says it can't deliver live-saving aid to Yemen capital
CAIRO - International aid group Doctors Without Borders says it has not been able to deliver live-saving medical and humanitarian assistance to the people in dire need in the Yemeni capital because of...
Nov 18, 2017
Moore critic: Alabama Senate race a battle for nation's soul
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A leading figure among religious liberals says the candidacy of Republican Roy Moore for U.S. Senate is a struggle for the “soul of the nation.” The remarks Saturday by ...
Nov 18, 2017
Authorities continue search for suspect who killed cop
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. - Pennsylvania residents who came to the aid of a rookie police officer who was fatally shot and killed during a traffic stop say he was “gasping for air” and not respo...
Nov 18, 2017
Lebanon's PM Hariri says he will be in Beirut within days
PARIS - Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri said he will return home in the coming days from where he will declare a political stance for the first time since making a strange resignation annou...
Nov 18, 2017
Palestinians vow to suspend talks if US closes PLO mission
WASHINGTON - The Palestinians threatened on Saturday to suspend all communication with the United States if the Trump administration follows through with plans to close their diplomatic office in Wash...
Nov 18, 2017
Sri Lankan police arrest 19 over racial violence
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan police said Saturday that 19 people were arrested following racial violence in the country’s south that started over a dispute between majority Buddhists and mino...
Nov 18, 2017
Zimbabweans say Mugabe must quit now, but more talks planned
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Giddy with joy and finally free to speak out, vast throngs of demonstrators turned Zimbabwe’s capital into a carnival ground on Saturday in a peaceful outpouring of disdain fo...
Nov 18, 2017
Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for 3 days under PA control
RAFAH, Palestinian Territory - Gaza’s border crossing into Egypt ran Saturday under the Palestinian Authority’s control for the first time in a decade, in a step forward for the Western-ba...
Nov 18, 2017
Bonn climate talks end with progress despite US stance
BONN, Germany - As the first glimmer of dawn appeared across the Rhine River, delegates stumbled out of an all-night negotiating session at this year’s global climate talks, expressing satisfact...
Nov 18, 2017
Spain: Ex-Caracas mayor meets leader after fleeing Venezuela
MADRID - The ousted mayor of Caracas pledged to spread his protest against Venezuela’s socialist government across the world as he arrived in Spain on Saturday, a day after escaping from house a...
Nov 18, 2017