Category Archives: World
Frenchman and 3 Congolese hostages are released in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo - A French man and three Congolese men have been released after being kidnapped in March from a Canadian mining company in eastern Congo in March, Congo’s government said Sunday....
May 28, 2017
Video shows South African police pelting men with apples
JOHANNESBURG - A recently released video shows South African police officers pelting suspected thieves with apples that had allegedly been stolen. The video, which was posted on media websites and soc...
May 28, 2017
Trump eyes White House overhaul, outside lawyers and PR team
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is considering overhauling his White House staff and bringing back top campaign strategists, frustrated by what he views as his team’s inability to contain th...
May 28, 2017
Philippines pounds militants as civilians found shot dead
MARAWI, Philippines - Philippine forces found corpses in the streets of a besieged southern city on Sunday, including at least eight civilians who appeared to have been executed, as soldiers battled a...
May 27, 2017
Reaction to the death of music legend Gregg Allman
Reaction to the death of Southern rock music legend Gregg Allman at age 69: “IVE TRIED.WORDS ARE IMPOSSIBLE GUI GUI FOREVER, CHOOCH” - Allman’s ex-wife Cher, via Twitter. “My s...
May 27, 2017
Judge dismisses lawsuit against Clinton by Benghazi families
WASHINGTON - A federal judge threw out a lawsuit against Hillary Clinton by the parents of two Americans killed in the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, ruling the former secretary of state...
May 27, 2017
Gregg Allman of The Allman Brothers Band dies at age 69
SAVANNAH, Ga. - Music legend Gregg Allman, whose bluesy vocals and soulful touch on the Hammond B-3 organ helped propel the Allman Brothers Band to superstardom and spawn Southern rock, died Saturday,...
May 27, 2017
Supreme Court travel ban case could test Trump's reach
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court may soon decide how courts are supposed to view presidential power in the age of Donald Trump. The administration has promised a high court appeal of a ruling blocking t...
May 27, 2017
Some women-only screenings planned for 'Wonder Woman'
NEW YORK - Take a seat, “Thor.” Scattered plans among Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas to host women-only screenings of the upcoming “Wonder Woman” movie have produced both support and...
May 27, 2017
Syrian army, allied militia gain ground against IS
BEIRUT - Syrian troops and allied militia have pushed back Islamic State militants and U.S-backed opposition fighters, gaining control of a large swath of territory in the country’s strategic so...
May 27, 2017
