Category Archives: World
'Serial' star, guilty of killing girlfriend, seeks new trial
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Attorneys for a man convicted of killing his high school sweetheart, and whose story is at the centre of the popular podcast “Serial,” will argue Thursday that he deserves...
Jun 08, 2017
Remains of missing WWII vet returned home after 73 years
ATLANTA - More than 70 years ago, a U.S. Army bomber plane dubbed “Hot as Hell” was headed for India on a supply mission. It never arrived, and no one went looking for the doomed aircraft ...
Jun 08, 2017
Immigrants with old deportation orders arrested at check-ins
LOS ANGELES - For years, immigrants facing deportation have been allowed to stay in the U.S. provided they show up for regular check-ins with federal deportation agents and stay out of trouble. After ...
Jun 08, 2017
Former first lady Barbara Bush celebrates 92nd birthday
KENEBUNKPORT, Maine - Former first lady Barbara Bush is celebrating her 92nd birthday on the Maine coast. She and former President George H.W. Bush are planning a low-key day Thursday in Kennebunkport...
Jun 08, 2017
Gianforte expected to enter plea in assault case
HELENA, Mont. - Newly elected U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte of Montana will be in court Monday to enter a plea and be sentenced on a charge of assaulting a reporter who asked him a question about health ca...
Jun 08, 2017
Qatari crisis could spell new trouble for embattled Hamas
KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territory - Qatar, one of the few foreign backers of Hamas, faces massive pressure from its Gulf neighbours to cut ties with the Islamic militant group. If it does, the result ...
Jun 08, 2017
Dramatic footage released showing deadly London attacks
LONDON - Dramatic video footage released Thursday captures the moment when armed police swooped into a busy market area near London Bridge on Saturday night and shot dead three attackers who had just ...
Jun 08, 2017
'You disappeared?': Chinese woman fights for husband, family
GANZHOU, China - When the police called, Deng Guilian was at an indoor playground watching her 3-year-old. It was 2:19 p.m., Tuesday, May 30. The man on the phone said her husband had been picked up o...
Jun 08, 2017
Climate deal pull-out may speed up damage to Trump property
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could accelerate damage to his family’s real estate empire in the coming decades, especially...
Jun 08, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's dodgy data on health care, stimulus
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has tried to give new life to a Republican health care bill that’s facing uncertain prospects in Congress, using a speech about infrastructure in Cincinnati t...
Jun 08, 2017