Category Archives: World
Turkey opens Syrian border crossings for Ramadan visits
KILIS, Turkey - Thousands of Syrian refugees are returning home for a visit during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, after Turkey temporarily opened two border crossings with its war-torn neighbour. F...
Jun 14, 2017
World's largest refugee camp strains to keep kids in school
BIDI BIDI, Uganda - At this kindergarten on the edge of the world’s largest refugee camp, there are no notebooks. When it’s time to practice writing skills, children sit under a tree to do...
Jun 14, 2017
US Interior chief 'comfortable' keeping Maine land public
STACYVILLE, Maine - U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke praised the beauty of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument on Wednesday and said he’s “comfortable” with the Nationa...
Jun 14, 2017
Gillespie's close call a sign for moderate Republicans
RICHMOND, Va. - Ed Gillespie’s shocking near-defeat in the Virginia GOP primary for governor Tuesday highlights a hard truth for centrist Republicans in the age of President Donald Trump: keep t...
Jun 14, 2017
Freshman football player dies after morning workout
KENT, Ohio - A freshman football player at Kent State University has died following a morning workout. The university says paramedics transported Tyler Heintz to a hospital following football conditio...
Jun 14, 2017
Congressman who rose to powerful job still rooted back home
BATON ROUGE, La. - When he campaigned for his leadership job, Rep. Steve Scalise embraced two things he loved, baseball and his home state of Louisiana, handing out commemorative baseball bats and ser...
Jun 14, 2017
Rodman's N. Korea trip off to uncharacteristic low-key start
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - Dennis Rodman’s visit to North Korea has been uncharacteristically low-key so far. On the agenda? Bowling and a visit to the zoo. There ...
Jun 14, 2017
China approves 9 Trump trademarks previously rejected
SHANGHAI - The Chinese government has granted preliminary approval for nine Donald Trump trademarks it had previously rejected, in whole or in part, The Associated Press found, a turn that is likely t...
Jun 14, 2017
Lawmaker with porn sites as web tabs: 'I am not a pervert'
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A state lawmaker who shared with colleagues a screengrab showing web browser tabs that referenced pornographic content took to the House floor to insist: “I am not a pervert.&...
Jun 14, 2017
Turkey imprisons lawmaker for 25 years for revealing secrets
ISTANBUL - A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced a prominent opposition lawmaker to 25 years in prison on espionage charges, prompting an outcry from his party. Enis Berberoglu, a 61-year-old former ...
Jun 14, 2017
