Category Archives: World
Black judge refuses to step down from white officer's trial
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Lawyers for a white Alabama police officer charged with murder in the shooting of a black man are wrongly injecting race into the case, a black judge said Thursday when he refused a...
May 18, 2017
House speaker promises tax overhaul this year despite chaos
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Paul Ryan insisted on Thursday that Congress will overhaul the U.S. tax system this year despite the chaos consuming Washington and the political divisions in Congress. R...
May 18, 2017
Saudi Arabia working to dazzle Trump in busy overseas visit
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia is making every effort to dazzle and impress President Donald Trump on his first overseas trip, seizing on the visit to cement itself as a major player on th...
May 18, 2017
Pope embraces Huntington's afflicted in bid to end stigma
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis embraced weeping mothers, fathers and children with Huntington’s Disease on Thursday as he sought to remove the stigma of an incurable genetic disorder that causes su...
May 18, 2017
Chicago supporters honour freed Puerto Rico nationalist
CHICAGO - A Puerto Rican nationalist freed from house arrest this week after decades in U.S. prisons received a hero’s welcome Thursday in his longtime hometown of Chicago, where a parade was th...
May 18, 2017
1 in 6 newlyweds' spouse is of different race or ethnicity
WASHINGTON - More and more Americans are marrying people of different races and ethnicities, reaching at least 1 in 6 newlyweds in 2015, the highest proportion in American history, a new study release...
May 18, 2017
From beige to bright: Graffiti livens up Jordan's Amman
AMMAN, Jordan - Beige is the colour most often associated with Jordan’s capital. Graffiti artists armed with spray cans and paint have been trying to liven up monochrome Amman. The artists from ...
May 18, 2017
Prince William pays tribute to late mother Diana's legacy
LONDON - Prince William has paid tribute to his mother, the late Princess Diana, while presenting awards honouring her faith in the power of young people. William said his mother “touched the li...
May 18, 2017
Jury rules UK man was hiring killer, not writing thriller
LONDON - A retired British television producer was convicted Thursday of trying to hire hit men to kill his partner, after a jury rejected his claim that he was merely conducting research for a thrill...
May 18, 2017
Car mows down Times Square pedestrians for blocks, killing 1
NEW YORK - A man steered his car onto a sidewalk running through Times Square and mowed down pedestrians for three blocks Thursday, killing a teenager, then emerged from his wrecked vehicle wild-eyed ...
May 18, 2017