Category Archives: World
19 killed in Boko Haram attacks in northern Nigeria city
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Four Boko Haram suicide bombers killed 19 people in a series of attacks that targeted a civilian self-defence force and the people who gathered to mourn their deaths, police in Ni...
Jul 12, 2017
EU's Brexit negotiator sets out tough conditions for UK
BRUSSELS - The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator said Wednesday that Britain must meet tough conditions in divorce talks - and doesn’t have long to do it - before the two sides can ...
Jul 12, 2017
Anti-Qatar bloc meets US envoy, but no breakthrough in sight
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson wrapped up talks with the king of Saudi Arabia and other officials from Arab countries lined up against Qatar on Wednesday with no s...
Jul 12, 2017
No monkeying around: Court weighs if animal owns its selfies
SAN FRANCISCO - A curious monkey with a toothy grin and a knack for pressing a camera button was back in the spotlight Wednesday as a federal appeals court heard arguments on whether an animal can hol...
Jul 12, 2017
Actor James Cromwell to report to jail for plant protest
WAWAYANDA, N.Y. - Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell is heading to jail in New York for blocking traffic to protest a power plant. A town judge sentenced the 77-year-old Cromwell and two fellow prot...
Jul 11, 2017
Perry: Threat to US nuclear reactors 'real,' ongoing
WASHINGTON - Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Tuesday that “state-sponsored” or criminal hackers are targeting U.S. nuclear power plants and other energy providers, but said the government...
Jul 11, 2017
China sends forces to 1st military base abroad, in Djibouti
BEIJING - China on Tuesday dispatched members of its People’s Liberation Army to the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti to man the rising Asian giant’s first overseas military base, a key p...
Jul 11, 2017
MSNBC's Scarborough says he's leaving GOP
NEW YORK - MSNBC host and former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough says he’s leaving the GOP. The “Morning Joe” co-host has become a sharp critic of President Donald Trump. Scar...
Jul 11, 2017
Men who stopped train attack to star in Clint Eastwood film
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The three California men who thwarted a terror attack on a French train in 2015 will make the rare move of playing themselves in a Clint Eastwood-directed film about their heroics...
Jul 11, 2017
Police report: Ligature mark on Cornell's neck, throat area
DETROIT - Police have released the crime scene investigation report about the death of Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell in a Detroit hotel room in May. The report released Tuesday through a Freedom ...
Jul 11, 2017
