Category Archives: World
Man arrested in French car attack that wounded 6 soldiers
PARIS - French authorities have detained a man linked to an Algerian driver who sped his car into a group of soldiers near Paris. It is the first arrest in the case. A judicial official said Thursday ...
Aug 17, 2017
Hamas militant killed by suicide bomber in Gaza
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - A suicide bomber blew himself up in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing a Hamas militant who was trying to stop the attacker from crossing into Egypt, Hamas anno...
Aug 17, 2017
Threat looms of more mudslides in Sierra Leone amid burials
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone - The president joined with families in paying final respects Thursday to victims of this week’s mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone’s capital, while the governme...
Aug 17, 2017
Romania: Orthodox synod meets to discuss bishop sex scandal
BUCHAREST, Romania - The Holy Synod of Romania’s Orthodox Church was meeting Thursday to discuss what action to take against a bishop who was seen on video engaging in sexual acts with a male st...
Aug 17, 2017
US soldier killed in battle with IS in Afghanistan
KABUL - An American soldier was killed and several others were wounded in a battle with Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said. The military said in a statement that se...
Aug 17, 2017
China warns Washington against 'trade war'
BEIJING - China’s government on Thursday warned “there is no winner in a trade war” after an aide to President Donald Trump called in published comments for a tougher stance toward B...
Aug 17, 2017
Nobel winner shot for promoting education to study at Oxford
LONDON - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman for speaking out for girls’ rights to an education, has been accepted by the University of Oxford. The 20-yea...
Aug 17, 2017
Israeli leader resists calls to criticize Trump
JERUSALEM - Israel’s prime minister faced growing calls on Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump’s response to the racially charged violence and anti-Semitic displays in Charlottesvi...
Aug 17, 2017
Young leaders of massive 2014 Hong Kong protests get prison
HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court sent young activist Joshua Wong and two other student leaders to prison Thursday for their roles in huge pro-democracy protests nearly three years earlier, in the latest ...
Aug 17, 2017
Business execs shunned Trump panels before he disbanded them
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump had pushed many of America’s top corporate leaders to the breaking point with his inability to decisively condemn white supremacists - so they huddled on an 1...
Aug 17, 2017