Category Archives: World
Somali police, intelligence chiefs fired after deadly attack
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Security forces ended an overnight siege by militants Sunday at a hotel in Somalia’s capital after a bombing and shootout that killed 23 people, and the government fired its...
Oct 28, 2017
Indonesia says welder's torch caused fireworks factory blaze
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Police said Saturday that an inferno at a firework factory near Indonesia’s capital that killed 48 people was started by sparks from a welder’s torch. The welder, Suba...
Oct 28, 2017
Emergency plan, food, gear vital for long-distance sailing
JUNEAU, Alaska - It’s a romantic idea - sailing across the ocean, sleeping under the stars. But earlier this week, the U.S. Navy rescued two women adrift in the Pacific Ocean about 900 miles off...
Oct 28, 2017
Official: Taliban kill 9 police in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL - At least nine police officers were killed Saturday in separate attacks by Taliban insurgents on police checkpoints in eastern Ghazni province, a provincial official said, and the U.S. military...
Oct 28, 2017
Ousted Catalan leader vows peaceful resistance to Spain
BARCELONA, Spain - Catalonia’s ousted leader called for peaceful opposition to Spain’s decision to take direct control of the region, saying Saturday that he and other regional officials f...
Oct 28, 2017
North Korean 'masterminds' evade Kim Jong Nam murder trial
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - At a trial that could send two Southeast Asian women to the gallows, Malaysian prosecutors are shining a light on several men at large they say masterminded and played crucial...
Oct 28, 2017
Australia foreign chief stands in for PM after deputy ousted
SYDNEY, Australia - Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will stand in as Australia’s acting prime minister while Malcolm Turnbull is away on a brief overseas trip, due to the dual citizenship crisis t...
Oct 27, 2017
Mattis says threat of nuclear attack by N.Korea accelerating
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday the threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating. In remarks in Seoul with South Korean Defence Minister ...
Oct 27, 2017
Roadside bombing kills Bahrain police officer, wounds 8
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Authorities in Bahrain say a roadside bomb has killed a police officer and wounded eight others. Shiite militants applauded the attack and attributed it to a little-known...
Oct 27, 2017
Conservative site with GOP ties funded Trump research
NEW YORK - A conservative website with strong ties to the Republican establishment triggered the investigation into Donald Trump’s past that ultimately produced the dossier that alleged a compro...
Oct 27, 2017