Category Archives: World
London premiere of 'Wonder Woman' is cancelled after attack
LONDON - The glitzy, star-filled London premiere of “Wonder Woman” has been scrapped following the terror attack in Manchester. Stars Gal Gadot, Chris Pine and Robin Wright had been schedu...
May 24, 2017
Fox moves to dismiss lawsuit by ex-anchor Andrea Tantaros
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel has asked a federal court to throw out a lawsuit by former anchor Andrea Tantaros, saying her claims that “sock puppet” Twitter accounts were set up to harass h...
May 24, 2017
UK police find 'significant' evidence; May slams US on leaks
MANCHESTER, England - Britons faced stepped-up security, authorities pushed forward with raids they said were uncovering key evidence and a trans-Atlantic rift opened Thursday in the aftermath of a de...
May 24, 2017
Father and brother of alleged bomber detained in Libya
CAIRO - The father and younger brother of the suspect in the Manchester concert bombing have been detained in Libya, where anti-terror authorities said the brother confessed to knowing “all the ...
May 24, 2017
President orders thorough probe of Indonesia suicide attacks
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia’s president ordered a thorough investigation Thursday of twin suicide bombings that targeted police, killing three officers, in the deadliest attack by suspected m...
May 24, 2017
Vermont governor vetoes marijuana bill, wants changes made
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have made Vermont the ninth state to legalize recreational marijuana but indicated that he was willing to work with t...
May 24, 2017
Advocates: Federal role crucial for iconic waterway cleanups
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - The Trump administration makes a straightforward case for slashing $427 million in federal spending to heal ailing regional water bodies such as the Great Lakes, Chesapeake Bay ...
May 24, 2017
OPEC likely to extend production cuts into next year
VIENNA - OPEC countries and other producers including oil giant Russia are backing prolonging last year’s production cut to shore up crude prices, strongly indicating that an extension is a done...
May 24, 2017
'I won't give up': Death row inmate seeks execution reprieve
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The man derisively called the “Houdini” of death row by victims’ advocates is asking the courts to halt his execution for an eighth time, saying Alabama’s ex...
May 24, 2017
Bahrain raid on Shiite cleric's town: 5 killed, 286 arrested
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Bahraini police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shiite cleric facing possible deportation has left at least five demonstrators dead and 286 people arrested in an assa...
May 24, 2017