Category Archives: World
Trump likely to reveal this week whether secret tapes exist
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is expected to make an announcement in the coming days on whether any recordings exist of his private conversations with former FBI Director James Comey, potentiall...
Jun 21, 2017
US: China needs to exert 'much greater pressure' on NKorea
WASHINGTON - The United States said Wednesday that China has a responsibility to exert much greater pressure on North Korea to prevent escalating tensions with a government that ignores the law and ...
Jun 21, 2017
Trump tweetstorms wash away White House press briefings
WASHINGTON - Out: White House press briefings and presidential interviews. In: tweet-storms and political rallies. President Donald Trump has swapped traditional forms of White House transparency for ...
Jun 21, 2017
China invites Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner to visit Beijing
BEIJING - A White House official says the Chinese government has invited Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to visit Beijing later this year. It’s not clear whether President Donald Trump’s da...
Jun 21, 2017
Australia: US vetting of Pacific island refugees nearly done
CANBERRA, Australia - U.S. officials are “in the final stages” of vetting up to 1,250 refugees rejected by Australia for resettlement in the United States, an Australian official said Wedn...
Jun 21, 2017
Pope backs proposed Italian law to better integrate migrants
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis threw his support behind proposed legislation aimed at better integrating migrants into Italian society and the workforce, intervening Wednesday in a broader debate over im...
Jun 21, 2017
Funeral, vigil reveal depth of sorrow at Muslim girl's death
STERLING, Va. - Whether a mourner in a black robe at a mosque or a soccer mom in a T-shirt and shorts at a community vigil, reaction to 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen’s death carried a common refrai...
Jun 21, 2017
Seattle police shooting may show limits of crisis training
SEATTLE - On a weekday afternoon in March, Seattle police officers fenced off a city block as they tried to persuade a suicidal man in the middle of a downtown street to drop a knife. Pedestrians were...
Jun 21, 2017
Greenland mourns 4 missing in tsunami
COPENHAGEN - Greenland flags were flying at half-staff Wednesday across Denmark and in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, to mourn four people who are presumed dead after a tsunami flooded a village on ...
Jun 21, 2017
Navy Seal testifies about wound during Bowe Bergdahl search
FORT BRAGG, N.C. - A former Navy Seal testified Wednesday that his military career ended when he was shot in the leg during a hastily planned mission to find Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl after the soldier ...
Jun 21, 2017