Category Archives: World

BERLIN - A civil rights group is asking German authorities to issue an arrest warrant for the recently appointed deputy director of the CIA over claims she oversaw the torture of terrorism suspects 15...

AUGUSTA, Ga. - A young woman charged with leaking U.S. government secrets to a reporter poses no flight risk if she’s released from pre-trial confinement, her parents said Wednesday, though they...

Beijing says it is “firmly opposed” to a Pentagon report that highlighted China’s construction of military facilities on man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea and speculat...

MANILA, Philippines - Philippine military officials said Wednesday that they’ve asked social media companies including Facebook to remove a video of militants smashing icons in a Catholic church...

TEHRAN, Iran - The Latest on attacks in Iran’s parliament building and the mausoleum of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (all times local): 4 a.m. Australia’s foreign minister has condemned...

TEHRAN, Iran - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Wednesday for a pair of stunning attacks on Iran’s parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini,...

ALBANY, N.Y. - The site of the 1969 Woodstock music festival is now officially recognized for its place in history. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo (KWOH’-moh) announced on Tuesday that Bethel Wood...

Philadelphia is honouring longtime local gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds with a historical marker. Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled a plaque Tuesday in front of founder John B Davis’ for...

NEW YORK - George and Amal Clooney’s twins have arrived - one of the most anticipated births since Knox and Vivienne Jolie-Pitt were born in 2008. Beyonce and Jay Z, you’re next. The Cloon...

NEW YORK - A 10-acre vacant New York City lot will be transformed into a film and television production complex. The project had a groundbreaking Tuesday in the Bronx. Queens-based York Studios is beh...