Category Archives: World
Chelsea Manning talks leaks, transition after prison release
NEW YORK - Chelsea Manning believed she had a “responsibility to the public” and didn’t think she was risking national security when she leaked a trove of classified documents, the s...
Jun 09, 2017
UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she'll stick to Brexit timetable
LONDON - Theresa May has confirmed she plans to stay on as Britain’s prime minister to provide certainty to the country, with support from Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party. Aft...
Jun 09, 2017
Thai court issues 35-year sentence for insulting monarchy
BANGKOK - A military court in Thailand on Friday sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for social media posts deemed defamatory to the monarchy, a punishment believed to be the longest ever handed dow...
Jun 09, 2017
Democratic Unionists in Northern Ireland become election key
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May is looking to Northern Ireland for support in forming a new minority government now that her Conservative Party has lost its majority in Parliament. The Dem...
Jun 09, 2017
Pound dives as UK enters new period of uncertainty
LONDON - The pound fell sharply after Britain’s election saw the Conservatives lose their majority in parliament, raising questions about the next government’s ability to lead the talks to...
Jun 09, 2017
Rights groups: Many casualties in Mosul from heavy weapons
MOSUL, Iraq - Large numbers of civilians are being killed and injured in western Mosul because Iraqi and U.S.-backed coalition forces are relying on the use of heavy weapons as they struggle to push I...
Jun 09, 2017
Arab nations add names to terror list amid Qatar dispute
DOHA, Qatar - Arab countries put 12 organizations and 59 people on a terror sanctions list early Friday they described as being associated with Qatar, the latest in a growing diplomatic dispute that...
Jun 09, 2017
S. Korean pop singer released from hospital after overdose
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Popular South Korean singer T.O.P. has been released from a Seoul hospital after being treated for an overdose of anti-anxiety pills. His medical setback came after he was ...
Jun 09, 2017
China, Pakistan investigate IS claim 2 Chinese were killed
BEIJING - China and Pakistan said Friday they are investigating the Islamic State group’s claim that two Chinese teachers abducted in Pakistan have been killed, after a video appearing to show t...
Jun 09, 2017
Wounded May soldiers on as election shock complicates Brexit
LONDON - In a political drama both brutal and surreal, British Prime Minister Theresa May tried Friday to carry on with the business of governing as usual, while her Conservative Party reeled from los...
Jun 09, 2017