Category Archives: World
London attacker's mom blames internet for radicalizing son
LONDON - The youngest of the London Bridge attackers pleaded with his mother to settle with him in Syria but instead moved to Britain where his extremist views hardened and he fell into the company of...
Jun 07, 2017
Police arrest man at Heathrow in connection to concert blast
LONDON - Greater Manchester Police say a man has been arrested at London’s Heathrow Airport in connection with the investigation of the May 22 bombing of a Manchester concert arena. Police said ...
Jun 07, 2017
EU launches defence fund amid US pressure to boost spending
BRUSSELS - The European Union on Wednesday unveiled a new defence fund to get better value for money on high-tech projects like drones or robotics as European allies at NATO come under U.S. pressure t...
Jun 07, 2017
The Latest: Family of London attacker "shocked" by his acts
LONDON - The Latest on the attack on London Bridge and Borough Market (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Relatives of London Bridge attacker Khuram Butt say they are “shocked and appalled” by hi...
Jun 07, 2017
NewsAlert: Body from Thames River may belong to eighth London Bridge victim
LONDON - British police searching for a French man who has been missing since the London Bridge attack say they have recovered a body from the River Thames. The Metropolitan Police says the body was f...
Jun 07, 2017
Biden: Trump at odds with most Americans on climate change
ATHENS, Greece - Former U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden stressed the need Wednesday to address global warming, despite President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate accord, an...
Jun 07, 2017
Hawaii enacts law to align goals with Paris climate accord
HONOLULU - Hawaii has passed a law to document sea level rise and set strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The bill signed by Gov. David Ige aligns the state’s goals with the Paris cli...
Jun 07, 2017
Emirati diplomat to AP: 'Nothing to negotiate' with Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A top Emirati diplomat said Wednesday “there’s nothing to negotiate” with Qatar over a growing diplomatic dispute about the energy-rich nation’s a...
Jun 07, 2017
Germany to pull troops from Turkish base in spat with Ankara
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Cabinet decided Wednesday to pull German troops and reconnaissance aircraft out of Turkey’s Incirlik air base after Turkish officials refused to let law...
Jun 07, 2017
Florida woman sentenced in Sandy Hook parent threat case
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida woman pleaded guilty and was sent to prison Wednesday for threatening a man whose 6-year-old son was killed in the 2012 mass shooting at a Connecticut school, which s...
Jun 07, 2017