Category Archives: World
Argentina movement mobilizes to fight violence against women
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - On Christmas Eve of 2011, Maira Maidana lit a candle to the patron saint of Argentina and closed her eyes in prayer – just like she did every time she feared a brutal b...
Jun 19, 2017
Tech CEOS visit White House to talk modernizing government
WASHINGTON - The White House on Monday urged technology CEOs to pitch in on President Donald Trump’s effort to modernize government. “Our goal is to lead a sweeping transformation of the f...
Jun 19, 2017
Protesters again storm 'Julius Caesar' performance
NEW YORK - Protesters again have stormed the stage of a New York production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar,” which depicts a Trump look-alike character being assassinated. Police sa...
Jun 19, 2017
Cosby alternate juror 'probably' would have voted to convict
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - An alternate juror in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case said Monday he “probably” would have voted to convict and was “ridiculously sick” when he found o...
Jun 19, 2017
Much remains unclear about London tower block fire
LONDON - The deadly blaze at London’s Grenfell Tower apartment block on June 14 was Britain’s worst fire disaster in decades. What’s known - and not known - about the catastrophe. __...
Jun 19, 2017
Stories of sailors killed in destroyer-container ship crash
Among the seven U.S. Navy sailors who died in the Saturday collision between the USS Fitzgerald and a Philippine-flagged container ship off Japan were an Ohio man expecting to retire soon, a Maryland ...
Jun 19, 2017
Italy says G-20 a chance to pressure Trump on climate pact
ROME - Italy’s premier says that world leaders will keep up the pressure on President Donald Trump to re-think his opposition to the Paris climate pact. Paolo Gentiloni said Monday the Group of ...
Jun 19, 2017
Google intensifies campaign against online extremism
NEWARK, N.J. - Google is intensifying its campaign against online extremism, saying it will put more resources toward identifying and removing videos related to terrorism and hate groups. Google says ...
Jun 19, 2017
France's Macron to reshuffle govt after huge parliament win
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron is poised to rearrange his Cabinet after his new centrist party engineered a landslide in the country’s parliamentary election, enabling the government t...
Jun 19, 2017
Van attack on London Muslims suggests new polarization
LONDON - The rash of deadly terror attacks that has rattled Britain in recent months took an ominous new turn on Monday as Muslim worshippers became targets during the holy month of Ramadan, mowed dow...
Jun 19, 2017