Category Archives: World
Police release new photos in hunt for Manchester bomb clues
LONDON - Police investigating the Manchester bombing freed three more people without charge, including the bomber’s brother, and released more photos Tuesday as they worked to reconstruct the ki...
Jun 06, 2017
China defends arrest of men probing Ivanka Trump supplier
GANZHOU, China - China’s government on Tuesday rejected a U.S. State Department call to release three activists detained while investigating a factory that produced shoes for Ivanka Trump and ot...
Jun 06, 2017
US-backed Syrian force attacks IS-held capital of Raqqa
BEIRUT - A U.S.-backed Syrian force said Tuesday it has begun an offensive to capture the northern city of Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group, after months of clearing operations. ...
Jun 06, 2017
AP Exclusive: Video shows militants in Philippine siege plot
MANILA, Philippines - It was an audacious plot sketched in chilling detail with blue pens on the back of a paper calendar: Islamic militants in the Philippines, including one of the world’s most...
Jun 06, 2017
White House tries to regroup, but Trump isn't helping
WASHINGTON - In its effort to regain control of its message, the White House has curtailed press briefings, redirected questions on the Russia investigation to an outside lawyer and planned a major in...
Jun 06, 2017
New high court challenge to labour unions follows 4-4 split
WASHINGTON - Conservative groups are wasting little time in trying to deal a crippling blow to labour unions now that Justice Neil Gorsuch has joined the Supreme Court. A First Amendment clash over pu...
Jun 06, 2017
Afghan president says last week's bombing killed over 150
KABUL - Afghanistan’s president said Tuesday that last week’s suicide truck bombing in the heart of the capital killed more than 150 people, making it the deadliest single attack in the co...
Jun 06, 2017
African rangers urge Hong Kong lawmakers to OK ivory ban
HONG KONG - African park rangers urged Hong Kong lawmakers to approve a ban on ivory sales but warned that giving in to traders’ demands for compensation would fuel more elephant poaching. Lawma...
Jun 06, 2017
Kuwait tries to mediate crisis between Qatar, Arab nations
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Kuwait tried to mediate a resumption of diplomatic and commercial ties between Qatar and several of its Arab neighbours Tuesday, while U.S. President Donald Trump appeare...
Jun 06, 2017
US contractor arrested after leak of Russia hacking report
WASHINGTON - A federal contractor has been arrested following the leak of a classified intelligence report that suggests Russian hackers attacked at least one U.S. voting software supplier days before...
Jun 06, 2017
