Category Archives: World
Taliban kill 8 Afghan guards working at US base;
KABUL - Taliban gunmen opened fire on Afghan security guards in the country’s northern Parwan province, killing at least eight guards, a provincial official and the insurgents said Tuesday. Else...
Jun 20, 2017
Uganda, UN seek $8 billion for South Sudanese refugees
KAMPALA, Uganda - Uganda’s government and the United Nations are appealing for $8 billion to deal with the crisis of refugees from South Sudan. In a statement on World Refugee Day, the U.N. chil...
Jun 20, 2017
Macron adds new faces to Cabinet after losing 4 ministers
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron brought several little-known figures into his government Wednesday as part of a reshuffle after corruption scandals started tarnishing his young Cabinet. Macro...
Jun 20, 2017
Police: Brutal slaying near mosque stemmed from road rage
A morning of prayer and reflection in the Islamic holy month of Ramadan ended in tragedy when 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen left her mosque with friends for a pre-dawn meal and was attacked with a baseba...
Jun 20, 2017
German authorities act against 36 for online hate speech
BERLIN - German authorities are taking action against 36 people suspected of posting hate speech online, most of them accused of far-right incitement. The Federal Criminal Police Office said police ac...
Jun 20, 2017
French, Iraqi journalists killed in Mosul mine blast
PARIS - A French video journalist and an Iraqi colleague have been killed in a mine blast while covering the operation to root out Islamic State extremists from Mosul. State-owned France Televisions s...
Jun 20, 2017
2 Dutch journalists remain in captivity in Colombia
BOGOTA - Two Dutch journalists believed to have been kidnapped by leftist rebels in a volatile region of northeastern Colombia remained in captivity Wednesday as authorities vowed to secure their safe...
Jun 20, 2017
N. Korea, terrorism expected to feature at US-China dialogue
BEIJING - North Korean threats, trade tensions and global terrorism are expected to be among the issues discussed at the inaugural U.S.-China diplomatic and security dialogue being held in Washington ...
Jun 20, 2017
China tour agency says won't take more US tourists to NKorea
BEIJING - The organizers of a trip to North Korea by an American college student who died after being released from prison in a coma say they will no longer take U.S. citizens to the country. Young Pi...
Jun 20, 2017
Death of American detained in North Korea baffles experts
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea’s missile and nuclear tests, its carefully scripted propaganda bluster, even its military threats: Far from the scattershot workings of a madman, most of ...
Jun 20, 2017