Category Archives: World
Iran says US travel ban is 'racist' and 'unfair'
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran says the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to reinstate parts of a travel ban applied to six Muslim-majority countries is “racist” and “unfair.” Foreign M...
Jun 28, 2017
US envoy: China should allow Nobel laureate treatment abroad
BEIJING - The new U.S. ambassador to Beijing said Wednesday that Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo should be allowed to receive treatment outside China after being diagnosed with cancer while in p...
Jun 28, 2017
'Farm boy' from Iowa tasked with bridging US-China divisions
BEIJING - A self-described “farm boy from Iowa” who befriended China’s president three decades ago is tasked with smoothing relations between the world’s two largest economies ...
Jun 28, 2017
Obama and family move from Bali to Java on Indonesia holiday
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia - Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his family wrapped up a five-day vacation on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and headed to the historic city of Yogyakarta on Wed...
Jun 28, 2017
Cluster bombs kill at least 15 in eastern Syria
BEIRUT - A cluster bomb attack on an Islamic State-held village in eastern Syria killed at least 15 people on Wednesday, activists said, the latest in a series of devastating airstrikes along the Euph...
Jun 28, 2017
NATO chief: US allies to spend $12 billion more this year
BRUSSELS - NATO’s chief says U.S. allies are projected to spend around $12 billion more on defence this year, after President Donald Trump berated them for failing to boost military budgets. NAT...
Jun 28, 2017
Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for political consulting work he did for a Ukrainian ...
Jun 28, 2017
Kushner lawyer seasoned in navigating Washington scandals
WASHINGTON - Abbe Lowell’s clients have included some of the country’s most prominent politicians, companies and celebrities. The latest addition to the lawyer’s list: Jared Kushner,...
Jun 28, 2017
The Latest: Kaspersky says cyberattack involved new malware
PARIS - The Latest on a widespread cyberattack that is affecting companies and government systems (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Kaspersky Lab says a massive cyberattack that has locked computers across...
Jun 28, 2017
Arizona wildfire forces thousands of people from their homes
PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz. - A wildfire burning Wednesday through a dense Arizona forest has forced thousands of people from their homes, closed a major road and created a huge plume of smoke over the sam...
Jun 28, 2017
