Category Archives: World
Museum: John Waters film fest hails part of collector's gift
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Museum of Art is about to begin a John Waters film festival to celebrate a gift of photographs and a sculpture by the movie maker. Waters’ pieces include “Pig...
Jul 15, 2017
Israel reopens Jerusalem holy site after deadly assault
JERUSALEM - Hundreds of Muslim worshippers visited a Jerusalem holy site Sunday after Israel reopened the compound following a rare closure in response to a deadly shooting last week that raised conce...
Jul 15, 2017
'Infinity War' upstages 'Star Wars' at star-studded fan expo
ANAHEIM, Calif. - A hair-raising teaser trailer for “Avengers: Infinity War” stole the show at the star-studded presentation of the Walt Disney Studios upcoming live-action films at the st...
Jul 15, 2017
Rival groups clash in Syria's rebel-packed Idlib
BEIRUT - Clashes have broken out in northwestern Syria between two of the most powerful insurgent groups there raising fears of widespread violence in the rebel-held province of Idlib, the groups and ...
Jul 15, 2017
New boy muppet in Afghanistan promotes gender equality
KABUL - Last year, Afghanistan’s version of “Sesame Street” introduced a little girl character aimed at inspiring girls in the deeply conservative Muslim nation. Now a new muppet is ...
Jul 15, 2017
Trump's no 'dying in the streets' pledge faces reality check
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has often said he doesn’t want people “dying in the streets” for lack of health care. But in the United States, where chronic conditions are the m...
Jul 15, 2017
Egypt knife attacker first sat, spoke with 2 German victims
HURGHADA, Egypt - The Egyptian university graduate who stabbed two German women to death at a popular Red Sea resort first sat and spoke to them in fluent German before producing a large kitchen knife...
Jul 15, 2017
The New York Times asks court to toss Sarah Palin lawsuit
NEW YORK - The New York Times has asked a judge to toss out a defamation lawsuit former Alaska governor Sarah Palin filed against it, saying there was not actual malice in a recent editorial it quickl...
Jul 15, 2017
Authorities: Hospital lab break-in prompts hazmat response
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Connecticut authorities say a person possibly seeking to steal an air conditioner broke into a hospital’s nuclear medicine lab, triggering a hazmat response to a possible spil...
Jul 15, 2017
Cousins' lives escalate from petty crimes to alleged murder
PHILADELPHIA - The cousins started small - break-ins, jewelry heists and traffic violations - but on Friday they were charged in a grisly crime spree that ended with police unearthing the bodies of fo...
Jul 15, 2017
