Category Archives: World
Trump makes G-7 deal on trade, takes rain check on climate
TAORMINA, Italy - Seven wealthy democracies ended their summit Saturday in Italy without unanimous agreement on climate change, as the Trump administration plans to take more time to say whether the U...
May 27, 2017
UK police show photo of concert bomber, ask public for info
MANCHESTER, England - British police on Saturday released surveillance-camera images of the Manchester concert bomber on the night of the attack as they appealed for more information about his final d...
May 27, 2017
Sri Lanka says finding survivors among 99 missing doubtful
AGALAWATTE, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka’s military said Saturday that it is doubtful any missing people will be found alive two days after torrents of mud triggered by heavy rain covered homes in sout...
May 27, 2017
US plans test of defence system to shoot down an ICBM
WASHINGTON - Preparing for North Korea’s growing threat, the Pentagon will try to shoot down an intercontinental-range missile for the first time in a test next week. The goal is to more closely...
May 27, 2017
Lawyer says Kushner stands ready to talk to investigators
WASHINGTON - A lawyer for Trump adviser and son-in-law Jared Kushner says Kushner stands ready to talk to federal investigators as well as Congress about his contacts and his role in Donald Trump̵...
May 27, 2017
Afghan official says 18 killed in suicide car bomb attack
KABUL - At least 18 people, mostly civilians, were killed Saturday when a suicide car bomber targeted a convoy of provincial security forces in eastern Afghanistan, an Interior Ministry official said....
May 27, 2017
S. Korea confirms fishing crew's safety after hijack scare
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea said Saturday that it has confirmed the safety of crew members from a fishing vessel that had lost contact in waters off Somalia, prompting Seoul to dispatch a ...
May 27, 2017
Palestinian prisoners end mass hunger strike
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners ended their 40-day fast on the first day of the month-long Muslim holiday of Ramadan, after reaching a compromise with Israel for addition...
May 26, 2017
Tributes pour in for ex-national security adviser Brzezinski
WASHINGTON - Well before he went to the White House in 1977, Jimmy Carter was impressed by the views of foreign policy expert Zbigniew Brzezinski. That Carter immediately liked the Polish-born academi...
May 26, 2017
Sounds of silence? Trump's body language speaks volumes
TAORMINA, Italy - The alpha-male handshake. The deadpan reaction from NATO leaders. The presidential push to the front of the pack. Even if Donald Trump hasn’t done a lot of public speaking duri...
May 26, 2017