Category Archives: World
Police: Man says he doesn't recall killing wife in Uber car
SEATTLE - A man told investigators he didn’t remember shooting and killing his wife inside an Uber employee’s car, saying he had been drinking and “not having a good night” wit...
Jul 04, 2017
US-Cuba sea mission finds healthy reefs, invasive lionfish
HAVANA - A joint U.S.-Cuban expedition to explore the island’s coral reefs uncovered a surprisingly healthy ecosystem and large schools of mackerel with significant commercial value, scientists ...
Jul 04, 2017
Vatican acknowledges past problems at 'pope's hospital'
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican secretary of state acknowledged Tuesday that there were problems at “the pope’s hospital” for children in the past, but said the new administration is maki...
Jul 04, 2017
Plane crashes off Venezuelan island with 9 people aboard
CARACAS, Venezuela - A small jet with nine people aboard crashed Tuesday off the coast of Venezuela as it was attempting an emergency landing. It’s not known if there were any survivors. The Gul...
Jul 04, 2017
Ukrainian police seize software company's servers
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine’s national cybercrime unit seized servers belonging to a small company at the centre of a global outbreak of malicious software after “new activity” was detec...
Jul 04, 2017
After fire, Utah town celebrates July 4 sans fireworks
SALT LAKE CITY - Several thousand people turned out Tuesday for a more subdued annual July Fourth celebration in a southern Utah ski resort town days after a nearly two-week evacuation from a wildfire...
Jul 04, 2017
Greek festival honours striking workers' demands for overtime
ATHENS, Greece - The organizers of Greece’s most prestigious summer cultural festival say they will honour overtime payment demands by workers whose strike has already forced the cancellation of...
Jul 04, 2017
Lowrider street art merges with museum works at LA exhibit
LOS ANGELES - Lowrider cars these days are far more than tricked-out automobiles with gravity-challenged rear suspensions and ear-rattling exhaust systems that seem to cry out for local cops to ticket...
Jul 04, 2017
China rocket failure likely to set back next space missions
BEIJING - The failure of China’s Long March 5 rocket deals a rare setback to China’s highly successful space program that could delay plans to bring back moon samples and offer rival India...
Jul 04, 2017
Arizona won't give Trump extensive voter registration info
PHOENIX - Arizona Secretary of State Michele Reagan has done an about-face and now says the state won’t provide extensive voter registration information to the Trump administration. In a stateme...
Jul 04, 2017
