Category Archives: World
Kremlin holds off on responding to new US sanctions
MOSCOW - The Kremlin on Wednesday refrained from discussing its possible response to a new package of U.S. sanctions against Russia before President Donald Trump signs them into law. Eager to punish R...
Jul 26, 2017
Judge: Baby Charlie Gard will end life in hospice, not home
LONDON - Critically ill baby Charlie Gard will be transferred to a hospice and taken off life support unless his parents and a hospital agree on a plan that could potentially keep the child alive for ...
Jul 26, 2017
Israel removes railings, overhead bridge near holy site
JERUSALEM - Israel removed railings and an overhead metal bridge it had recently installed near a contested Jerusalem holy site, meeting a demand by Muslim protesters and causing thousands of Palestin...
Jul 26, 2017
Swedish parties plan no-confidence vote over security leak
HELSINKI - Sweden’s left-leaning minority government faced a crisis Wednesday after a populist party said it would support four opposition parties in a no-confidence vote against it over one of ...
Jul 26, 2017
Missing woman with dementia found dead on NYC roof
NEW YORK - A New York City woman suffering from dementia has been found dead on the roof of a building near her home. Police say 88-year-old Mary Joyce Bonsignore, of Brooklyn, wandered off and had be...
Jul 26, 2017
Strike by oil tanker owners causes fuel shortage in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD - A strike by oil tanker operators has created a shortage of petroleum products in Pakistan, causing panic among people who are lining up at gas stations to make bulk purchases of petrol and...
Jul 26, 2017
Mexican government reuniting smuggling victims with families
SAN ANTONIO - Mexican government officials said Wednesday they were working to reunite families with some of the survivors of a failed human smuggling operation and had been assured by U.S. immigratio...
Jul 26, 2017
Grand jury to get case of man accused of killing 8
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. - A grand jury can decide whether to indict a Mississippi man charged with killing a deputy, his mother-in-law and six others who were his relatives or acquaintances, a judge said We...
Jul 26, 2017
Chainsaw attack suspect was armed, but didn't resist arrest
BERLIN - The suspect in a chainsaw attack on a health insurer’s office in Switzerland was carrying a bag with two crossbows when he was detained, but didn’t resist arrest, police and prose...
Jul 26, 2017
Man sentenced to 120 days in jail after pet fish cut in half
BRISTOL, Conn. - A Connecticut man has been sentenced to 120 days in jail after police say he cut a pet fish in half during a domestic dispute. The Bristol Press reports (http://bit.ly/2uwo8kj ) 33-ye...
Jul 26, 2017
