Category Archives: World
Stadium stampede in Malawi kills 8, mostly children
JOHANNESBURG - A crowd stampeded at a stadium in Malawi’s capital during independence day celebrations on Thursday, killing eight people and injuring more than 40 others, most of them children. ...
Jul 06, 2017
Norway returns stolen antique Buddha sculpture to Myanmar
HELSINKI - Norway says it is returning a stolen Buddha sculpture to Myanmar that was smuggled out of the country in 2011. Norwegian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, who is visiting Myanmar, says the scu...
Jul 06, 2017
Donald Trump wax sculpture draws mixed reactions in Boston
BOSTON - A wax sculpture of President Donald Trump has left Boston onlookers divided- but not politically. The Boston Globe reports (http://bit.ly/2tSJ2Lt ) the sculpture was visible Wednesday through...
Jul 06, 2017
Spain's running of the bulls: Firecracker kicks off fiesta
PAMPLONA, Spain - The launch of the traditional firework rocket known as the “Chupinazo” kicked off Pamplona’s famed San Fermin running of the bulls festival on Thursday. The firewor...
Jul 06, 2017
US weighs sanctions on Chinese companies to punish NKorea
WASHINGTON - Having lost patience with China, the Trump administration is studying new steps to starve North Korea of cash for its nuclear program, including an option that would infuriate Beijing: sa...
Jul 06, 2017
Lawmaker wounded in shooting undergoes surgery for infection
WASHINGTON - House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, grievously wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice last month, underwent surgery for infection and remains in serious condition in the intensive ca...
Jul 06, 2017
Rescuers find missing plane with all 5 on board killed
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Five people aboard a plane in Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua were killed when it crashed in a remote area, rescuers said Thursday. The Pilatus Porter PC-6 from PT...
Jul 06, 2017
Belgian authorities looking for more suspects after arrests
BRUSSELS - Belgian authorities were looking for at least one other suspect Thursday after raiding a half dozen sites and charging two men with terror-related offences. However, they insisted that they...
Jul 06, 2017
US trade deficit fell in May as exports hit 2-year high
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in May, and the politically sensitive trade gap with China also slid. The Commerce Department said Thursday that the U.S. deficit in the trade of goods and...
Jul 06, 2017
EU parliament advises freeze of Turkey's membership talks
ANKARA, Turkey - The European Parliament has advised the European Union to freeze accession talks with Turkey amid growing concerns over the country’s human rights and democracy. Turkey rejected...
Jul 06, 2017
