Category Archives: World
Czech crisis goes on as premier rejects minister replacement
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka rejected a proposal for a new finance minister on Monday, prolonging a political crisis centring on the Republic’s finance minister...
May 15, 2017
India seeks UN court order to bar execution of naval officer
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - India took Pakistan to the United Nations’ highest court Monday in an attempt to save the life of an Indian naval officer sentenced to death last month by a Pakistani mi...
May 15, 2017
Greek lawmakers debate extending austerity to decade mark
ATHENS, Greece - Lawmakers in Greece started a four-day debate Monday on whether to approve a new package of spending cuts that will extend the number of years Greeks have lived under austerity to mor...
May 15, 2017
Germany: Merkel challenger predicts 'long, stony road' ahead
BERLIN - The man hoping to beat Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany’s general election said Monday that his centre-left Social Democrats have to be prepared for a tough campaign after suffering ...
May 15, 2017
Philippine lawmakers kill impeachment case against Duterte
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine lawmakers on Monday killed an impeachment complaint accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity for the thousands of people who have died in his anti...
May 15, 2017
Busy day for French president: Names PM, meets with Merkel
BERLIN - French President Emmanuel Macron hit the ground running Monday on his first full day in office by naming a prime minister from the centre-right and then flying to Germany, where he and Chance...
May 15, 2017
The Latest: More US firms believed hit by cyberattack
NEW YORK - The latest on the global extortion cyberattack that hit dozens of countries (all times local): 3:25 p.m. A law enforcement official says investigators believe additional companies in the Un...
May 15, 2017
EU urges end to Venezuela violence against protesters
BRUSSELS - The European Union is urging Venezuelan authorities to halt the use of violence against peaceful anti-government protesters and says it stands ready to help the country through its politica...
May 15, 2017
Hong Kong rejects asylum for refugees who sheltered Snowden
Hong Kong authorities have rejected asylum requests from a group of refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden four years ago, in what their lawyer said is retaliation for helping the former NSA contractor...
May 15, 2017
North Korea: New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Monday boasted it successfully launched a new type of “medium long-range” ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead, an escalation ...
May 15, 2017