Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - It appeared to be a case of all blondes look alike for President Donald Trump, at least during a White House news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (SOW’-lih NEE̵...

HONG KONG - Kevin Kwan believes that America will embrace the “Crazy Rich Asians” movie, which is based on his bestselling novel of the same name. The Singaporean novelist was in Hong Kong...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - “The Vietnam War” is coming to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Museum in Springfield. Museum officials say the facility will host a preview of the latest docum...

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday she did the right thing by allowing large numbers of migrants into Germany two years ago and that Europe hasn’t done enough to develop long-term so...

LAKE CHARLES, La. - A weakened Tropical Storm Harvey made landfall in southwest Louisiana early Wednesday, leaving residents bracing for more wind, rain and possible tornadoes and hoping water would s...

HOUSTON - With its flood defences strained, the crippled city of Houston anxiously watched dams and levees Tuesday to see if they would hold until the rain stops, and meteorologists offered the first ...

HOUSTON - With more guests than cots, some people slept on chairs or the floor. People hung towels and wet clothes on the base of the ceiling supports. Police officers guarded several entrances. Outsi...

CAIRO - Egypt’s Health Ministry says 14 people were killed and 42 injured when a bus collided with a pick-up truck and then plunged from an overpass onto the road below. The ministry says Tuesda...

NEW DELHI - A passenger train derailed Tuesday in western India, the third rail accident in the country in 10 days. Rescuers were working to pull out people who were trapped in the toppled train engin...

KABUL - A suicide bombing in a busy commercial area in Kabul near a string of banks and not far from the U.S. Embassy killed at least five people on Tuesday, Afghan officials said. The Taliban claimed...