Category Archives: World
Doctors consider next treatment for McCain's brain tumour
WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain’s tumour is one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer, and his doctors are determining next treatment options even as the senator, in a tweet, promised his c...
Jul 20, 2017
In surrealist twist, Dali to be exhumed in paternity lawsuit
FIGUERES, Spain - Salvador Dali’s eccentric artistic and personal history took yet another bizarre turn Thursday with the exhumation of his embalmed remains in order to find genetic samples that...
Jul 20, 2017
Loss of 10 relatives in flood leaves hole in Arizona town
CAVE CREEK, Ariz. - Maria Raya-Garcia almost didn’t get the weekend off to celebrate her birthday beside a popular swimming hole in Arizona. The bosses at El Encanto Mexican restaurant in Cave C...
Jul 20, 2017
Army general among Thais convicted of human trafficking
BANGKOK - A Thai army general was one of dozens of people convicted in a major human trafficking trial that included 103 defendants accused of involvement in a modern-day slavery trade. Lt. Gen. Manas...
Jul 20, 2017
For many African girls, menstruation means humiliation
WAKISO, Uganda - Some menstruating schoolgirls were locked in dormitories while their peers were in class. To avoid the humiliation, others stayed home. As more girls skipped class because they couldn...
Jul 20, 2017
McCain says 'I'll be back soon' as he battles brain cancer
WASHINGTON - Battling brain cancer, Sen. John McCain on Thursday promised to return to work, making a good-natured dig at his Republican and Democratic colleagues who were jolted by news of the six-te...
Jul 20, 2017
Maybe Michelangelo: Is living room painting a masterpiece?
TONAWANDA, N.Y. - Martin Kober is convinced the painting of a dying Jesus that hung above the mantel in his upstate New York childhood home is the work of Michelangelo. Getting experts to agree remain...
Jul 20, 2017
Venezuela's Maduro, foes head into crucial showdown
CARACAS, Venezuela - Large swaths of Venezuela’s capital were shuttered and silent Thursday as opponents of President Nicolas Maduro called the first major national strike since a 2002 stoppage ...
Jul 20, 2017
'Jet-set monk' is back in Thailand after extradition from US
BANGKOK - A former monk known for a jet-setting lifestyle was back in Thailand on Thursday after he was extradited from the United States, where he fled to escape charges including statutory rape and ...
Jul 20, 2017
UK lawmaker calls Austen among 'greatest living authors'
LONDON - A British legislator has told Parliament that Jane Austen - who died two centuries ago - was one of Britain’s greatest living authors. Andrea Leadsom quickly corrected herself Thursday ...
Jul 20, 2017
