Category Archives: World
Australian court debates release of Queen's secret letters
SYDNEY, Australia - A legal battle over secret letters revealing what Queen Elizabeth II knew of her Australian representative’s stunning plan to dismiss Australia’s government in 1975 ope...
Jul 31, 2017
Sessions intends to hold on to the job he loves
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - America’s top law enforcement officer wandered through a Salvadoran jail, sizing up the tattooed gang members who sat with their backs to him on the concrete floors o...
Jul 31, 2017
Republicans seek to probe Clinton despite 2016 loss
WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election to President Donald Trump, but some Republicans in Congress are intensifying their calls to investigate her and other Obama administration ...
Jul 31, 2017
Philippine police say crackdown to target more drug lords
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine national police chief warned Monday that law enforcers will be going after more drug lords following a raid that left 15 people dead, including a city mayor who wa...
Jul 31, 2017
Chinese official says no link between US trade and N. Korea
BEIJING - A senior Chinese trade official said Monday the issue of China-U.S. trade should be kept separate from the issue of North Korean security threats, pushing back on statements from President D...
Jul 31, 2017
VP Pence in Estonia: Attack on 1 NATO ally is attack on all
TALLINN, Estonia - U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence on Monday strongly pledged America’s commitment to protecting NATO allies against attacks, including the Baltic states, which have anxiously wat...
Jul 31, 2017
Republicans say time for Senate to move on from health care
WASHINGTON - Leading Senate Republicans said Monday it was time to move from health care to other issues, saying they saw no fresh pathway to the votes needed to reverse last week’s collapse of ...
Jul 31, 2017
Philippine troops capture key bridge near Marawi militants
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops have captured a key bridge leading to the main position of Islamic State group-linked militants in the southern city of Marawi but won’t stage a major ass...
Jul 31, 2017
IS targets Iraq Embassy in Kabul; all 4 attackers killed
KABUL - The Islamic State group targeted the Iraqi Embassy in Kabul on Monday, with a suicide bomber blowing himself up outside the gates, followed by three gunmen who stormed into the building. The a...
Jul 31, 2017
Kelly shows his clout: Scaramucci out as WH chief moves in
WASHINGTON - Firmly taking charge in an unruly White House, former Gen. John Kelly moved in Monday as President Donald Trump’s new chief of staff and immediately made sure that Trump’s pro...
Jul 30, 2017
