Category Archives: World
Turkey convicts UN judge of 'armed terror group' membership
ISTANBUL - A Turkish court has convicted a United Nations judge of membership in an extremist group, the country’s state run news agency reported; a conviction that drew a rebuke Thursday from t...
Jun 15, 2017
Australian prime minister says he 'channels' Trump in speech
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia’s prime minister on Friday denied he was impersonating President Donald Trump during an off-the-record speech he gave at Parliament House, describing his performa...
Jun 15, 2017
Japan approves contentious bill against planning crimes
TOKYO - Japan’s ruling coalition pushed a contentious bill through parliament Thursday that makes it a crime to plan a crime. The government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the new law, which ...
Jun 15, 2017
Turkish opposition party begins 265-mile 'march for justice'
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s main opposition party set off on a 425-kilometre (265-mile) march Thursday from the capital to an Istanbul prison to protest the conviction of one of its lawmakers. Thousands...
Jun 15, 2017
US fighter jet deal, ship visit show military links to Qatar
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A deal between the United States and Qatar for F-15 fighter jets and a visit to Doha by two American warships on Thursday showed the vital military links Washington maint...
Jun 15, 2017
Q&A: What would happen if the Bill Cosby jury deadlocks
After three days, the jury in entertainer Bill Cosby’s sex assault trial outside of Philadelphia has been unable to reach a verdict on three counts of aggravated indecent assault. Deliberations ...
Jun 15, 2017
Actress Rebel Wilson wins defamation case against publisher
MELBOURNE, Australia - Rebel Wilson on Thursday won a defamation trial against a magazine publisher that the Australian actress accused of costing her Hollywood roles through articles that claimed she...
Jun 15, 2017
The Latest: Critics see class divisions in London tower fire
LONDON - The Latest on the London high-rise fire (all times local): 7:15 p.m. Anger about the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London is being fueled by the feeling that safety problems with the buildi...
Jun 15, 2017
Bat-Signal lights up Los Angeles in tribute to Adam West
Los Angeles became Gotham City Thursday night as the Bat-Signal glowed at City Hall in honour of late Batman actor Adam West. Hundreds of fans, some in costume, cheered as Mayor Eric Garcetti and Poli...
Jun 15, 2017
Microscopic organisms turn Istanbul shores turquoise
ISTANBUL - The waters around Istanbul have turned a striking shade of turquoise. A natural phenomenon called a “phytoplankton bloom” has turned the normally dark waters of the Bosporus and...
Jun 15, 2017
