Category Archives: World
Portugal brings 2nd wildfire under control after 64 died
LISBON, Portugal - Official reports into Portugal’s deadliest natural disaster in decades have described freak conditions that drove the wildfire that killed 64 people, while Portuguese authorit...
Jun 22, 2017
In Yemen's secret prisons, UAE tortures and US interrogates
MUKALLA, Yemen - Hundreds of men swept up in the hunt for al-Qaida militants have disappeared into a secret network of prisons in southern Yemen where abuse is routine and torture extreme - including ...
Jun 22, 2017
Indian troops kills 3 rebels, protester in disputed Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - Government forces killed three suspected Kashmiri rebels in fighting in the disputed region Thursday and fatally shot a rock-throwing protester during an ensuing rally demanding an e...
Jun 22, 2017
France presents new security bill amid extremist threats
PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron’s new government presented a security bill Thursday to beef up police powers amid extremist threats to Europe. Macron insists the bill discussed at a Cab...
Jun 22, 2017
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake recorded off Guatemalan coast
GUATEMALA CITY - A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off Guatemala’s Pacific coast Thursday, shaking much of the country and neighbouring El Salvador. Officials said four people were injured and only...
Jun 22, 2017
Greek municipal workers' strike hinders trash collection
ATHENS, Greece - Thousands of striking Greek municipal workers marched through Athens on Thursday to press for better employment status, in the latest of a series of protests that have hindered trash ...
Jun 22, 2017
Investigators obtain data recorder in US warship collision
TOKYO - Japanese authorities said Thursday they have obtained a data recording device from a container ship to help determine why it collided with a U.S. destroyer, killing seven American sailors. Jap...
Jun 22, 2017
Turkey, Saudi Arabia to try to reduce tensions over Qatar
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has agreed with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and the new crown prince to “increase efforts” to end tensions in the region...
Jun 22, 2017
Applications for US jobless aid tick up to still-low 241,000
WASHINGTON - Slightly more people sought US unemployment benefits last week, but the number of applications remained at a historically low level that suggests the job market is healthy. THE NUMBERS: T...
Jun 22, 2017
German parliament remembers former Chancellor Helmut Kohl
BERLIN - Germany’s parliament honoured former Chancellor Helmut Kohl in a memorial on Thursday, remembering him as the architect of German reunification but also as someone who wasn’t with...
Jun 22, 2017
