Category Archives: World
Young whale finds its way out of Southern California harbour
VENTURA, Calif. - A humpback whale that made a big splash with boaters after wandering into a Southern California harbour was on the move again Sunday after finding its way back to the open ocean. ...
May 21, 2017
Turkey's ruling party elects President Erdogan as leader
ISTANBUL - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan returned as leader of Turkey’s ruling party Sunday, pushing back criticism that his tenure has curtailed freedoms and polarized the country as he vowed ...
May 21, 2017
Trump briefly sees country star Toby Keith's Saudi show
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - American country singer Toby Keith held a concert in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the sidelines of President Donald Trump’s first overseas visit. The concert was free and...
May 21, 2017
Woman arrested in bomb scare says object was an alarm clock
SHORT PUMP, Va. - A Virginia woman accused of having a fake explosive device that set off a bomb scare in a grocery store parking lot says the object was a novelty alarm clock she bought at a garage s...
May 21, 2017
Ringling Bros. shuts down the big top after 146 years
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - With laughter, hugs and tears - and the requisite death-defying stunts - the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus received its final standing ovation Sunday night as it perf...
May 21, 2017
Pacific ministers commit to move ahead with pact without US
HANOI, Vietnam - The Pacific Rim trade ministers meeting in Vietnam committed Sunday to move ahead with the Trans Pacific Partnership trade pact after the United States pulled out. New Zealand Trade M...
May 21, 2017
Tillerson says US dismayed by violence at Turkish Embassy
WASHINGTON - America’s top diplomat says the Trump administration has expressed its “dismay” to the Turkish government about a violent confrontation between Turkish security official...
May 21, 2017
NATO chief in talks with Germany, Turkey over air base spat
BERLIN - The chief of NATO says he’s in touch with both Germany and Turkey regarding their latest dispute over visiting rights to a Turkish air base where German soldiers are stationed. Secretar...
May 21, 2017
US Postal Service issuing new Thoreau stamp at Walden Pond
CONCORD, Mass. - The U.S. Postal Service is dedicating its new Henry David Thoreau postage stamp at a ceremony at Walden Pond, where the 19th century American philosopher and naturalist spent two year...
May 21, 2017
Man left trying to explain how car ended up in swimming pool
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A North Carolina man is trying to explain how his car ended up in a swimming pool. Local news outlets report someone noticed the empty car submerged in the swimming pool at a Win...
May 21, 2017