Category Archives: World
Memorial park opens at site of nightclub fire where 100 died
WEST WARWICK, R.I. - Hundreds gathered Sunday at the opening of a memorial park at the site of a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island that killed 100 people. At least 500 people, including loved ones o...
May 21, 2017
Nigerian troops battle Boko Haram in Lake Chad area
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigerian troops fought Boko Haram in the Lake Chad area on Saturday, killing 13 of the Islamic extremists and arresting 10 others, including six women believed to have helped smug...
May 21, 2017
North Korea says ready to deploy, mass-produce new missile
TOKYO - North Korea said Monday it is ready to start mass-producing a new medium-range missile after a weekend test-launch confirmed its combat readiness. It called the missile, capable of reaching Ja...
May 21, 2017
Thousands in Madrid back no-confidence vote against PM Rajoy
BARCELONA, Spain - Thousands of Spaniards have rallied in Madrid to support a no-confidence vote against conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy brought by the far-left Podemos party. Podemos organi...
May 21, 2017
California Democrats take aim at Trump, GOP Congress
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California’s elected Democrats had tough words for President Donald Trump and the GOP Congress on Saturday, urging their party’s fired-up activists to work against the...
May 21, 2017
Trump urges Mideast nations to drive out 'Islamic extremism'
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - President Donald Trump on Sunday implored Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern countries to extinguish “Islamic extremism” emanating from the region, describing a &...
May 21, 2017
Mom allegedly beat kids for only buying Mother's Day card
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Jacksonville mother is facing two charges of child abuse after allegedly beating her daughters because they only bought her a card on Mother’s Day. The Jacksonville Sherif...
May 21, 2017
Police: Gunmen kill 6 policemen in attacks in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A pair of separate attacks by gunmen killed six Pakistani police officers, police said Sunday Police official Arif Khan said gunmen shot and killed four policemen returning to the...
May 21, 2017
2 suspected Islamic State extremists killed in Turkey raid
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s state-run news agency says two people suspected of being members of the Islamic State group have been killed in an Ankara police operation. Ankara’s governor told the A...
May 21, 2017
Afghan official: 20 forces killed in co-ordinated attacks
KABUL - Militants launched attacks on several check points in southern Afghanistan killing at least 20 security forces, a provincial official said. Gul Islam Seyal, spokesman for the provincial govern...
May 21, 2017
