Category Archives: World
India's no-meat, no-lust advice for pregnant women ridiculed
NEW DELHI - India’s government is advising pregnant women to avoid all meat, eggs and lusty thoughts. Doctors say the advice is preposterous, and even dangerous, considering India’s alread...
Jun 20, 2017
As Brexit talks begin, Europe sees economic upswing over UK
LONDON - When Britain voted to leave the European Union a year ago, proponents argued that the British economy was being held back by the slow-growing, dysfunctional bloc. A year on, and with the Brex...
Jun 20, 2017
Experts: Takata bankruptcy means air bag victims get less
DETROIT - A bankruptcy filing by Japanese air bag maker Takata will leave little money for dozens of people who sued the company over deaths and injuries caused by its exploding air bag inflators, acc...
Jun 20, 2017
Venezuela's 'painter of protests' sees art on the barricades
CARACAS, Venezuela - Day after day, abuse is hurled at the art of Oscar Olivares. Rubber bullets and tear gas canisters clatter off protesters’ shields adorned with his works - cartoon-like digi...
Jun 20, 2017
Hidden trove of suspected Nazi artifacts found in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - In a hidden room in a house near Argentina’s capital, police believe they have found the biggest collection of Nazi artifacts in the country’s history, including ...
Jun 20, 2017
Probe into Rome's 5-Star mayor heats up as movement reels
ROME - Italian news reports say Rome’s embattled mayor is at risk of indictment for some controversial City Hall appointments, the latest blow to Italy’s populist 5-Star Movement and its h...
Jun 20, 2017
Sicily authorities doubt terrorism behind bus incident
ROME - Authorities in Sicily say they don’t believe terrorism was at play when a young Sudanese passenger grabbed the steering wheel of the bus he was riding in and tried to pull the vehicle off...
Jun 20, 2017
Air conditioner repair workers in hot demand amid heat wave
PHOENIX - Alan Schwandt was rushing to his second job of the day when his phone rang with another desperate Phoenix homeowner calling about a broken air conditioner in the midst of a scorching heat wa...
Jun 20, 2017
Cheering 1st day of summer? Not in Phoenix as temps hit 119
PHOENIX - The first day of summer brought some of the worst heat the Southwest U.S. has seen in years, forcing flights to be cancelled, straining the power grid and making life miserable for workers t...
Jun 20, 2017
A look at Syria's conflict, as mutual enemies close in on IS
BEIRUT - The Islamic State group is in retreat across Syria and Iraq, and the contours of a new conflict among the array of parties battling it are already starting to appear. The U.S. military shot d...
Jun 20, 2017