Category Archives: World
Ray Pfeifer, firefighter, voice for 9-11 health care, dies
NEW YORK - A retired New York City firefighter who spent months digging through debris after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, then became a key voice in fighting for health care for first responders while...
May 29, 2017
Ecuadorean president calls WikiLeaks founder a hacker
QUITO, Ecuador - Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno is calling WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a hacker. But Moreno added Monday that even though he considers Assange a hacker, Ecuador’s governm...
May 29, 2017
Bomb kills 13, hurts 24 in Baghdad; IS claims responsibility
BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad just after midnight on Monday, killing 13 people and wounding 24, hospital and police officials said. The Islamic Stat...
May 29, 2017
Prince Charles receives honorary degree in Transylvania
BUCHAREST, Romania - A Transylvanian university says Prince Charles has received an honorary degree for his devotion to Romania at the start of a private visit to the East European country. The rector...
May 29, 2017
Bruce Springsteen surprises audience at Van Zandt concert
RED BANK, N.J. - Bruce Springsteen has surprised concert-goers in New Jersey with a performance during the encore of a Steven Van Zandt show. Count Basie Theatre executive Jon Vena said Monday the cro...
May 29, 2017
Manchester police seek clues in concert bomber's suitcase
LONDON - Police in Manchester, England issued a picture of the arena suicide bomber holding a blue suitcase and asked anyone who might have seen him with it before the attack to call a confidential ho...
May 29, 2017
End to 'temporary' status for US migrants feared under Trump
WASHINGTON - Nancy Vasquez left the turmoil in her native El Salvador behind and moved to the U.S., where she was able to support her family, buy a house and start a food-truck business catering to wo...
May 29, 2017
Thousands turn out to remember Kennedy on his 100th birthday
BOSTON - Americans turned out by the thousands Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of President John F. Kennedy on the day he would have turned 100. The U.S. Postal Service commemorated Kennedy...
May 29, 2017
BA travel problems enter 3rd day as most services resume
LONDON - Travellers on British Airways faced a third day of delays and cancellations Monday, though most long-haul services were resumed, after a colossal IT failure over the weekend caused chaos for ...
May 29, 2017
6-day war begets 50 years of strife for Israel
JERUSALEM - It may well be remembered as a pyrrhic victory for Israel: in six days it stunned the world by vanquishing several Arab armies, only to be saddled with a deeply corrosive 50-year fight wit...
May 29, 2017
