Category Archives: World
Riccardo Chailly to celebrate 40 years at La Scala
ROME - Riccardo Chailly celebrates 40 years at La Scala next season, which he will open by conducting the Italian opera “Andrea Chenier” starring soprano Anna Netrebko. Chailly says that o...
May 31, 2017
Hip-hop star August Alsina reveals battle with liver disease
August Alsina says he’s struggling with a liver disease. The 24-year-old hip-hop star says in an interview with Jada Pinkett Smith that he posted on Instagram that he has an autoimmune disorder ...
May 31, 2017
Trump pulls US from global warming accord, to allies' dismay
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Thursday he was pulling the U.S. from the landmark Paris climate agreement, striking a major blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and distanc...
May 31, 2017
Birkin bag sells for record $380,000 at Hong Kong auction
HONG KONG - A luxury Hermes handbag shattered the world auction record in Hong Kong on Wednesday, fetching an eye-popping $380,000, Christie’s said. The auction house didn’t identify the b...
May 31, 2017
German court denies mother access to dead daughter's FB data
BERLIN - A Berlin court has denied a mother access to her deceased daughter’s Facebook data, ruling German privacy laws outweigh her parental rights. The mother sued for access to her daughter&#...
May 31, 2017
NBC's Megyn Kelly newsmagazine features Putin in debut
NEW YORK - Megyn Kelly’s debut on NBC News this Sunday is a real-life cliffhanger involving Russian President Vladimir Putin. The former Fox News Channel personality is in Russia to participate ...
May 31, 2017
CNN sacks Kathy Griffin over Trump video as backlash builds
NEW YORK - Kathy Griffin has lost a decade-long gig ringing in the new year for CNN as a backlash builds over her video displaying a likeness of President Donald Trump’s severed head. CNN, which...
May 31, 2017
The Latest: Australia stands by Afghanistan after attack
KABUL - The Latest on the massive suicide truck bombing that hit the Afghan capital, Kabul on Wednesday (all times local): 9:15 a.m. Australia’s prime minister has told Parliament that he teleph...
May 31, 2017
Russia fires cruise missiles, targets IS positions in Syria
MOSCOW - Russians warships in the Mediterranean Sea have fired four cruise missiles at the Islamic State group’s positions in Syria, the Russian defence ministry said on Wednesday. The announcem...
May 31, 2017
Franken: 'Everything points to' collusion with Trump, Russia
NEW YORK - A conversation between two comedians turned serious late Tuesday when U.S. Sen. Al Franken said “everything points to” collusion between President Donald Trump’s campaign ...
May 30, 2017
