Category Archives: World
City clash fuels fear of IS foothold in southern Philippines
MARAWI, Philippines - Militants who have laid siege to a southern Philippines city had been planning a spate of attacks during the holy month of Ramadan to earn recognition as a regional branch of the...
May 29, 2017
Shark leaps into boat and lands on Australian fisherman
CANBERRA, Australia - A 73-year-old Australian fisherman said Monday that he caught a far bigger fish than he hoped for when a 2.7-meter (9-foot) great white shark leapt into his boat, knocking him of...
May 29, 2017
French president flexes diplomatic muscles in Putin meeting
VERSAILLES, France - Flexing his diplomatic muscles, French President Emmanuel Macron said he had “extremely frank” and “direct” talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on ...
May 29, 2017
Navy parachutist dies during demonstration over Hudson River
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - In the shadow of the Statue of Liberty, a Navy Seal team member fell to his death Sunday after his parachute failed to open during a Fleet Week demonstration over the Hudson River....
May 29, 2017
Government: Judge postpones trial of Chinese billionaire
NEW YORK - The trial of a Chinese billionaire charged in a United Nations bribery case will not begin Tuesday after all, prosecutors said Sunday. U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick agreed to the ...
May 28, 2017
Cannes Palme d'Or goes to Ruben Ostlund's "The Square"
CANNES, France - The Cannes Film Festival awarded its coveted Palme d’Or award to Ruben Ostlund’s Swedish comedy “The Square” on Sunday, while Sofia Coppola became only the sec...
May 28, 2017
NKorean missile launch may be testing rivals, not technology
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea’s latest missile test Monday may have less to do with perfecting its weapons technology than with showing U.S. and South Korean forces in the region that ...
May 28, 2017
US official mulling greatly expanded airplane laptop ban
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said Sunday he’s considering banning laptops from the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the United States. That would ...
May 28, 2017
Correction: Mississippi Shooting story
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. - In a story May 29 about a series of shootings in Mississippi, The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on incorrect information from authorities, the middle name of the man...
May 28, 2017
German biker loses bag of cash, raining bills over Autobahn
BERLIN - German police say a businessman on a motorcycle lost a plastic bag stuffed with his day’s earnings while driving along a southern highway, sending a shower of cash across the Bavarian A...
May 28, 2017
