Category Archives: World
Rob Kardashian's Instagram account disappears after outburst
LOS ANGELES - Rob Kardashian says Instagram shut down his page on Wednesday following his flurry of posts attacking his former fiance. Kardashian then brought his tirade to Twitter, accusing fellow re...
Jul 05, 2017
Baltimore homicide victim was police official's brother
BALTIMORE - T.J. Smith is the face of Baltimore police: He’s the spokesman pleading with the public at news conferences to put down their guns, call in a tip or keep an eye on wily teenagers. Hi...
Jul 05, 2017
Gunman kills 3, wounds 4th before being shot dead by police
MADISON, Maine - A gunman shot and killed his partner, their adult son and a neighbour and wounded a fourth person before being fatally shot by deputies early Wednesday, leaving detectives at a loss t...
Jul 05, 2017
Lottery rigging accomplice used payout for offshore tax scam
IOWA CITY, Iowa - After Robert Rhodes collected a Wisconsin Lottery jackpot that had been rigged by his friend, he used the windfall for an investment scheme that produced another wave of undeserved g...
Jul 05, 2017
Israel's Labor Party looks to rebrand with leadership vote
JERUSALEM - As Israel’s Labor Party prepares to choose its new leader, it already has taken a big step toward shedding its image as a bastion of liberal, upper-class Israelis of European descent...
Jul 05, 2017
As cyberattack hit, Ukrainians turned to Facebook, Google
BORYSPIL, Ukraine - When departure information disappeared from Kyiv airport’s website after last week’s cyberattack, employees trained a camera on the departure board and broadcast it to ...
Jul 05, 2017
Arab states angry over Qatar's dismissal of their demands
CAIRO - Four Arab nations seeking to isolate Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups were angered Wednesday by what they said was a “negative” response by the tiny Gulf nation ...
Jul 05, 2017
Mueller probe could draw focus to Russian crime operations
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has long warned that Russian organized crime posed a threat to democratic institutions, including “criminally linked oligarchs” who might collude with the ...
Jul 05, 2017
CNN faces backlash over handling of doctored Trump video
NEW YORK - CNN says safety concerns led to its decision not to reveal the identity of the man behind a doctored anti-CNN video. Yet the way the decision was explained and deep distrust of the network ...
Jul 05, 2017
US warns North Korea that diplomatic window is closing
WASHINGTON - The United States warned Wednesday that North Korea was “quickly closing off” the prospect of a diplomatic resolution to its provocations, as the Trump administration launched...
Jul 05, 2017
