Category Archives: World
Retrial starts for Serbs charged with Balkan war atrocities
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Two former allies of the late Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic played key roles in facilitating atrocities by notorious Serb paramilitaries in Croatia and Bosnia as Belgra...
Jun 13, 2017
Germany: number of Britons granted citizenship quadruples
BERLIN - German authorities say the number of Britons granted German citizenship quadrupled last year as Britain voted to leave the European Union, though they were still only a small fraction of newl...
Jun 13, 2017
South Korean police arrest suspect in university explosion
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean police on Tuesday detained a 25-year-old graduate student for allegedly placing a concealed explosive device that injured a professor at a university office in...
Jun 13, 2017
WHO: Maldives, Bhutan have eliminated measles
NEW DELHI - The World Health Organization said Tuesday that Bhutan and the Maldives have eliminated measles, becoming the first countries in their region to stop the highly contagious disease. The Mal...
Jun 13, 2017
Death toll in Bangladesh landslides rises to 132
DHAKA, Bangladesh - The death toll from massive landslides triggered by heavy rains rose to 132 on Wednesday with firefighters, police and soldiers struggling to reach the remote southeastern district...
Jun 13, 2017
German police officer, others injured in subway shooting
BERLIN - A police officer was shot in the head at a Munich subway station Tuesday after a man grabbed a colleague’s service pistol and opened fire, also wounding two bystanders, German authoriti...
Jun 13, 2017
Kenya: 1 child dead, 1 person missing in building collapse
NAIROBI, Kenya - Rescuers retrieved the body of a dead child, the first death from the collapse of an eight-story building in a low income area of the Kenyan capital, officials and witnesses said Tues...
Jun 13, 2017
Megyn Kelly says important to 'shine a light' on Alex Jones
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly defended her decision to feature “Infowars” host Alex Jones on her NBC newsmagazine despite taking heat Monday from families of Sandy Hook shooting victims and other...
Jun 13, 2017
The charges against Bill Cosby and the sentences they carry
The fate of entertainer Bill Cosby on sexual assault charges is in the hands of a jury near Philadelphia, which began deliberations Monday. A look at the charges, and the punishment he could face if c...
Jun 13, 2017
Annual Farm Aid benefit concert returning to Pennsylvania
BURGETTSTOWN, Pa. - The annual Farm Aid benefit concert is coming back to Pennsylvania for just the third time since it began in 1985. It will be held Sept. 16 at KeyBank Pavilion, an outdoor amphithe...
Jun 12, 2017