Category Archives: World
Republican Handel wins Georgia race, thanks Donald Trump
DUNWOODY, Ga. - Republican Karen Handel won a nationally watched congressional election Tuesday in Georgia, and she thanked President Donald Trump after she avoided an upset that would have rocked Was...
Jun 20, 2017
Envoy Angelina Jolie urges better treatment of refugees
NAIROBI, Kenya - Actress and U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie on Tuesday denounced the impunity with which rape is committed in conflict zones and the mistreatment of vulnerable women ...
Jun 20, 2017
Markets Right Now: Stock indexes slip below recent records
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are easing lower in midday trading on Wall Street, a day after big gains from tech companies pushed indexes to thei...
Jun 20, 2017
McCain: Americans 'stupid' to still want to travel to NKorea
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain said Tuesday that Americans who are “stupid” enough to still want to travel to North Korea should be required to sign a waiver absolving the U.S. government o...
Jun 20, 2017
In world's largest refugee settlement, churches offer hope
BIDI BIDI, Uganda - Scores of thousands fled the violence of South Sudan’s civil war with little but their faith. Now, in the world’s largest refugee settlement, they are improvising churc...
Jun 20, 2017
AP-NORC poll: Few favour Trump move to ditch Paris accord
WASHINGTON - Less than one-third of Americans support President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a new poll shows, and just 18 per cent of respondents agree wit...
Jun 20, 2017
Barclays, former CEO charged with fraud over Qatar deal
LONDON - British regulators charged Barclays bank and four former executives, including then-CEO John Varley, with conspiracy to commit fraud when they asked Qatar for a cash infusion to avoid a gover...
Jun 20, 2017
Landslide buries homes and bus in western Guatemala; 11 dead
GUATEMALA CITY - Part of a waterlogged hillside broke loose and slammed into homes and vehicles in western Guatemala early Tuesday, killing 11 people. The landslide buried two houses, a small bus and ...
Jun 20, 2017
Bill Cosby judge to rule Wednesday on releasing juror names
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The judge who presided over Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial will decide Wednesday whether to identify jurors who deadlocked in the case after a week of deliberations. Judge S...
Jun 20, 2017
Adele visits London firefighters after tower block blaze
London’s fire department posted photos of Adele meeting with firefighters to offer support following a devastating fire in the borough that is believed to have killed 79 people. It posted the pi...
Jun 20, 2017