Category Archives: World
Warning of "imminent" attack, Britain raises threat level
MANCHESTER, England - As officials hunted for accomplices of a suicide bomber and Britain’s prime minister warned another attack could be “imminent,” thousands of people poured into ...
May 23, 2017
Some recent major attacks in Europe
The deadly bombing at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester is the latest attack in Europe in recent years. Here are some of recent major ones: -April 7, 2017: A man driving a hijacked beer truck str...
May 23, 2017
Computer beats Chinese champion in ancient board game of go
WUZHEN, China - A computer defeated China’s top player of the ancient board game go on Tuesday in the latest test of whether artificial intelligence can master one of the last games that machine...
May 23, 2017
Trump budget keeps pledges: Cuts for poor, more for military
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump fulfilled a major campaign promise Tuesday, proposing a $4.1 trillion budget plan that would upend Washington in a big way. But he drew rebukes, even from some Repu...
May 23, 2017
Afghan attacks kill 8 soldiers, policeman, 7 civilians
KABUL - Militant attacks, including a Taliban assault on an Afghan military outpost, and a roadside bombing elsewhere in Afghanistan killed at least eight soldiers, seven civilians and a policeman, of...
May 23, 2017
Man crawls to safety 4 days after falling from cliff
ELYRIA, Ohio - Ohio police say a man who fell down a cliff and spent four days in a ravine was rescued after he crawled onto a nearby golf course, despite having broken his legs, pelvis, and wrist. A ...
May 22, 2017
Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers in latest crackdown
Hong Kong police launched a fresh crackdown Tuesday on Uber, arresting 21 drivers suspected of working for the ride-hailing giant in the Asian financial centre. It’s the latest regulatory headac...
May 22, 2017
Abbas adviser says Trump visit could reopen path to talks
BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territory - A senior Palestinian official says he expects President Donald Trump’s visit to the Holy Land to reopen a path toward resuming long-stalled Israeli-Palestinian...
May 22, 2017
NewsAlert: Manchester Police raise death toll in Ariana Grande concert blast to 22
MANCHESTER, England - Police in Manchester in northern England have raised the death toll in the Ariana Grande concert blast to 22. About 50 people were wounded in the explosion near the end of the Am...
May 22, 2017
2 men in Indonesia caned dozens of times for gay sex
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Two men in Indonesia’s Aceh province were publicly caned dozens of times Tuesday for consensual gay sex, a punishment that intensifies an anti-gay backlash in the world&#...
May 22, 2017
