Category Archives: World
Cluster bombs kill at least 15 in eastern Syria
BEIRUT - A cluster bomb attack on an Islamic State-held village in eastern Syria killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, activists said, the latest in a series of devastating airstrikes along the Euph...
Jun 28, 2017
NATO chief: US allies to spend $12 billion more this year
BRUSSELS - NATO’s chief says U.S. allies are projected to spend around $12 billion more on defence this year, after President Donald Trump berated them for failing to boost military budgets. NAT...
Jun 28, 2017
Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for political consulting work he did for a Ukrainian ...
Jun 28, 2017
Kushner lawyer seasoned in navigating Washington scandals
WASHINGTON - Abbe Lowell’s clients have included some of the country’s most prominent politicians, companies and celebrities. The latest addition to the lawyer’s list: Jared Kushner,...
Jun 28, 2017
The Latest: Kaspersky says cyberattack involved new malware
PARIS - The Latest on a widespread cyberattack that is affecting companies and government systems (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Kaspersky Lab says a massive cyberattack that has locked computers across...
Jun 28, 2017
Arizona wildfire forces thousands of people from their homes
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - A wildfire burning Wednesday through a dense Arizona forest has forced thousands of people from their homes, closed a major road and created a huge plume of smoke over the sam...
Jun 28, 2017
'Big Bang Theory' star home destroyed by California wildfire
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - The home of “Big Bang Theory” star Johnny Galecki has been destroyed in a wildfire in California. Nicole Perna, a spokeswoman for the 42-year-old actor, says his ...
Jun 28, 2017
Montreal man accused in Flint airport attack denied bond
FLINT, Mich. - A judge on Wednesday ordered a Canadian man to remain in jail while he faces a charge of stabbing an airport police officer in Flint, Michigan, in a possible act of terrorism. Amor Ftou...
Jun 27, 2017
Supervisors suspended amid NYC subway derailment probe
NEW YORK - Investigators probing the derailment of a New York City subway train said the accident was caused by an improperly secured spare rail, left on the tracks to make it easier to fix breakdowns...
Jun 27, 2017
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks at forum
BOSTON - Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (BAHN’-gee-moon) has spoken at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston. The U.N.’s eighth secretary-gen...
Jun 27, 2017