Category Archives: World
Activists kept from gathering en masse for Istanbul Pride
ISTANBUL - Turkish police stopped activists for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex rights from gathering in large numbers for an LGBT pride event in Istanbul on Sunday, but smaller groups made...
Jun 25, 2017
Europeans learn to live with - and adapt to - terror attacks
PARIS - The jihadis’ targets in Europe are depressingly repetitive: the Brussels metro, the Champs-Elysees in Paris (twice), tourist-filled bridges in London (twice) and a U.K. rock concert. And...
Jun 25, 2017
Takata files for bankruptcy, overwhelmed by air bag recalls
Japanese air bag maker Takata Corp. filed for bankruptcy protection in Tokyo and the U.S. on Monday, saying it was the only way to ensure it could carry on supplying replacements for faulty air bag in...
Jun 25, 2017
Forest fire in Spain threatens renowned national park
BARCELONA, Spain - A forest fire in southern Spain forced the evacuation of at least 1,000 people and threatened a national park famous for its biodiversity and endangered species, authorities said Su...
Jun 25, 2017
Norwegians collect money to fix penis-shaped rock formation
HELSINKI - Activists are collecting money to repair a penis-shaped rock formation in southern Norway after the popular tourist attraction was found badly damaged. Joggers discovered Saturday that the ...
Jun 25, 2017
Over 150 dead as overturned fuel truck explodes in Pakistan
BAHAWALPUR , Pakistan - Alerted by an announcement over a mosque’s loudspeaker that an overturned tanker truck had sprung a leak, scores of villagers raced to the scene with fuel containers Sund...
Jun 24, 2017
Top dog, Brynneth Pawltro, elected mayor of Kentucky town
RABBIT HASH, Ky. - Being mayor is a ruff job but somebody has to do it. According to WDRB-TV , a small Kentucky town has, for the fourth time, elected a dog to be its mayor. Jordie Bamforth says her 3...
Jun 24, 2017
Al Capone song, pocket watch fetch over $100K at auction
BOSTON - Artifacts connected to some of the nation’s most notorious gangsters sold for more than $100,000 at auction Saturday. A diamond pocket watch that belonged to Al Capone and was produced ...
Jun 24, 2017
Now in Washington, Melania Trump still no social butterfly
WASHINGTON - Two weeks into her new life as a full-time Washingtonian, Melania Trump is staying true to her reputation as more homebody than social butterfly. Not that she hasn’t been busy fulfi...
Jun 24, 2017
Opera pops up at NYC garage, dive bar, basketball court
NEW YORK - Opera has been popping up recently at the most unlikely New York places: a revamped garage, a dive bar, a basketball court and even an old aircraft carrier, to name a few. It’s part o...
Jun 24, 2017
