Category Archives: World

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia’s deputy prime minister on Monday became the latest lawmaker to reveal he might have breached a constitutional prohibition on dual citizens becoming lawmakers, af...

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan kicked off a day of celebrations on Monday marking 70 years of statehood and independence, the festivities beginning with gun salutes in the capital, Islamabad, and in each of the...

EDINBURG, Texas - Police in Texas acting on a tip found 16 immigrants locked inside a tractor-trailer parked at a gas station about 20 miles (30 kilometres) from the border with Mexico, less than a mo...

PARIS, Wis. - Three Illinois men whom authorities believe were gang members may have been targeted by a rival when they were shot to death at close range during a drag racing event in southeastern Wis...

WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Police in New Jersey were put to the test over the weekend when they were called to catch a loose pig. Three Woolwich Township police officers responded to a call about a mis...

SYDNEY, Australia - Priests who fail to tell police about suspected child sexual abuse should face criminal charges, even when they learn of abuse during a confidential religious confession, Australia...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Firefighters are battling a wildfire near the University of California, Riverside that came dangerously close to homes, prompting an evacuation order. The California Department of ...

The videos that rolled across the television screen were startling: Americans beating each other with clubs and sticks on the streets of a quiet college town. White supremacists with torches; anti-fas...

WASHINGTON - Bowing to pressure from right and left, President Donald Trump condemned white supremacist groups by name on Monday, declaring “racism is evil” after two days of public equivo...

LOS ANGELES - Shonda Rhimes, the creator of popular television series such as “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” has signed a deal to make new shows for Netflix. The streami...