Category Archives: World
NewsAlert: 1 arrested after vehicle strikes pedestrians in London causing 'a number of casualties': police
LONDON - Police: 1 arrested after vehicle strikes pedestrians in London causing “a number of casualties.” More to come. The Associated Press
Jun 18, 2017
London police plead for calm after attack at mosque
London police, already stretched by a series of major incidents around the capital, are putting more officers on the street to reassure the public after a driver plowed into a crowd of people leaving ...
Jun 18, 2017
Kelly presses 'Infowars' host Jones on Sandy Hook denial
NEW YORK - Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones hemmed and hawed when pressed repeatedly by Megyn Kelly to admit he was wrong to call the massacre at Newtown, Connecticut, a hoax. Jones never gave a direct ...
Jun 18, 2017
Pentagon: US shoots down Syrian aircraft for first time
WASHINGTON - The U.S. military on Sunday shot down a Syrian Air Force fighter jet that bombed local forces aligned with the Americans in the fight against Islamic State militants, an action that appea...
Jun 18, 2017
Iran calls missile attack on Syria militants a wider warning
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says its ballistic missile strike targeting the Islamic State group in Syria was not only a response to deadly attacks in Tehran, but a powerful message to archrival Saudi Arabia a...
Jun 18, 2017
Gunmen attack resort in Mali's capital, killing 2
BAMAKO, Mali - Jihadis attacked a hotel resort Sunday in Mali’s capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. More than 30 people managed to escape though at least ...
Jun 18, 2017
Reports swirl about Beyonce's twins, but no confirmation yet
LOS ANGELES - Are Beyonce and Jay Z parents again? Mum’s the word from the parents and their reps, even though reports are flying that the much-anticipated twins have made their arrival. Several...
Jun 18, 2017
Insulating skin on high-rises has fueled fires before London
For the last decade, engineers specializing in fire safety have worried about the hidden danger posed by the kind of insulated metallic skin that transported flames up a high-rise apartment building i...
Jun 18, 2017
Islamic State poses a growing threat to Southeast Asia
WASHINGTON - Southeast Asia’s jihadis who fought by the hundreds for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria now have a different battle closer to home in the southern Philippines. It’s ...
Jun 18, 2017
Hundreds of thousands at Brazil's massive gay pride parade
SAO PAULO - Hundreds of thousands of revelers gathered in Sao Paulo on Sunday for one of the world’s largest gay pride parades with this year’s event focusing on the threat of religious fu...
Jun 18, 2017