Category Archives: World
Town settles with families of men in wrong burial plots
TIVERTON, R.I. - A Rhode Island town has reached a settlement with the families of two men who were buried in the wrong cemetery plots. A lawyer for one of the two families tells WPRI-TV (http://bit.l...
Jun 24, 2017
UAE: Arab states don't seek 'regime change' in Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A top United Arab Emirates official said Saturday the Arab countries isolating Qatar do not seek to force out the country’s leadership over allegations it supports ...
Jun 24, 2017
Yemen to probe alleged interrogation abuses by UAE, US
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen’s internationally-recognized government on Saturday ordered the creation of a committee to investigate allegations of human rights violations, following reports that U.S. mi...
Jun 24, 2017
Turkey bans Istanbul Pride, organizers vow to march anyway
ISTANBUL - Turkish authorities announced Saturday they will not allow the Istanbul Pride march to take place on Sunday - the third year in a row the celebration has been banned. The move prompted crit...
Jun 24, 2017
UK Parliament investigates cyberattack on user accounts
LONDON - British officials were investigating a cyberattack Saturday on the country’s Parliament after discovering “unauthorized attempts to access parliamentary user accounts.” A st...
Jun 24, 2017
Berlin gives celebrity welcome to 2 giant pandas from China
BERLIN - Two giant pandas - Meng Meng and Jiao Qing - received a celebrity welcome Saturday in Berlin from the German capital’s mayor and the Chinese ambassador after they safely weathered a lon...
Jun 24, 2017
8 coal miners killed in Colombia from underground blast
BOGOTA - At least eight people have died and five are missing after an underground explosion at a coal mine in central Colombia. Rescuers are attempting to locate possibly trapped survivors, but as th...
Jun 24, 2017
Syria releases hundreds of detainees ahead of Eid
DAMASCUS, Syria - The Syrian government released Saturday hundreds of detainees including some who backed the insurgency against President Bashar Assad on the eve of a major Muslim holiday. Hours afte...
Jun 24, 2017
Trump, Pence to attend Treasury Secretary Mnuchin's wedding
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence plan to be among the guests as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (mih-NOO’-shin’s) weds a Scottish actress. Mnuchin is to ...
Jun 24, 2017
Death toll from Pakistan attacks climbs to 85
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 67 Saturday, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan to 85, with ...
Jun 24, 2017