Category Archives: World
Comey may get chance to publicly defend name against Trump
WASHINGTON - Former FBI director James Comey has been on the sidelines after his ouster, while his FBI led an investigation into possible co-ordination between Russia and the Trump campaign. But a man...
May 13, 2017
Iraq: New push to drive IS from 4 neighbourhoods in Mosul
BAGHDAD - A senior military commander says government forces have launched a new push to drive Islamic State group militants from four neighbourhoods in west Mosul. In a statement Sunday, Lt. Gen. Abd...
May 13, 2017
Undercover agents find registered church to be sex club
NASHVILLE - Undercover inspectors have determined that a building registered as a church was being operated as a sex club. WTVF-TV reports (http://bit.ly/2qcR8f2) that the city of Nashville has filed ...
May 13, 2017
Egypt discovers new necropolis in Minya, first in area
MINYA, Egypt - An Egyptian archaeological mission has found a necropolis holding at least 17 mummies near the Nile Valley city of Minya, in the first such find in the area, the antiquities ministry sa...
May 13, 2017
Bring on the 'gorilla:' Eurovision final brings glittery fun
KIEV, Ukraine - A man in a tacky suit and his “gorilla” are one of the favourites to win this year’s Eurovision song contest. By the event’s standards, that’s kind of und...
May 13, 2017
Trump to Liberty U grads: Relish being an 'outsider'
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Donald Trump, the real estate mogul-turned-president, offered simple words of advice to university graduates Saturday as he urged them to follow their convictions, prepare to face cri...
May 13, 2017
France's new president vows to fortify EU, revamp politics
PARIS - In ceremonies marked by youthful optimism and old-world Napoleonic pomp, Emmanuel Macron swept into office Sunday as France’s new president pledging to fortify the European Union, redesi...
May 13, 2017
Clapper: US govt 'under assault' by Trump after Comey firing
WASHINGTON - American democracy is “under assault” on separate fronts from President Donald Trump and Russia, the former U.S. intelligence chief warned Sunday, expressing dismay over the a...
May 13, 2017
Coast Guard intercepts no Cuban migrants at sea during April
MIAMI - The Coast Guard says no Cuban migrants were intercepted at sea trying to reach the U.S. during April, the first time in seven years that has happened. The Miami Herald reported Saturday (http:...
May 13, 2017
Trump's frustrations are boiling over after Comey dismissal
WASHINGTON - After four months in office, President Donald Trump has become distrustful of some of his White House staff, heavily reliant on a handful of family members and longtime aides, and furious...
May 13, 2017