Category Archives: World
Man thanks iPhone's "Siri" for saving his life in explosion
WILMOT, N.H. - A New Hampshire man who was injured in a house explosion is thanking “Siri” for saving his life. Christopher Beaucher says he was checking on his mother’s vacant cotta...
May 15, 2017
Malaysia seizes 330 exotic tortoises from Madagascar
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities said Monday that they have seized 330 exotic tortoises from Madagascar worth 1.2 million ringgit ($276,721), in the latest heist of illegal wildlife and ...
May 15, 2017
Comey's deep convictions, eloquence make him tough adversary
WASHINGTON - James Comey cut an unorthodox path as FBI director, time and again compelled by what he described as strongly held convictions to speak with unusual candour and eloquence about the bureau...
May 15, 2017
Trump, GOP control FBI chief pick despite Democrats' calls
WASHINGTON - While Democrats may trot out any number of demands or manoeuvrs to influence the selection of the next director of the FBI, here’s a reality check: Republican President Donald Trump...
May 15, 2017
German neo-Nazi who fled to avoid prison arrested in Hungary
BERLIN - A notorious German neo-Nazi was arrested Monday in Hungary, where he had been seeking asylum after fleeing to avoid serving a prison sentence for Holocaust denial and anti-Semitic incitement,...
May 15, 2017
Federal judges ask if travel ban is biased against Muslims
SEATTLE - Federal judges on Monday peppered a lawyer for President Donald Trump with questions about whether the administration’s travel ban discriminates against Muslims and zeroed in on the pr...
May 15, 2017
Czech crisis goes on as premier rejects minister replacement
PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka rejected a proposal for a new finance minister on Monday, prolonging a political crisis centring on the Republic’s finance minister...
May 15, 2017
India seeks UN court order to bar execution of naval officer
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - India took Pakistan to the United Nations’ highest court Monday in an attempt to save the life of an Indian naval officer sentenced to death last month by a Pakistani mi...
May 15, 2017
Greek lawmakers debate extending austerity to decade mark
ATHENS, Greece - Lawmakers in Greece started a four-day debate Monday on whether to approve a new package of spending cuts that will extend the number of years Greeks have lived under austerity to mor...
May 15, 2017
Germany: Merkel challenger predicts 'long, stony road' ahead
BERLIN - The man hoping to beat Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany’s general election said Monday that his centre-left Social Democrats have to be prepared for a tough campaign after suffering ...
May 15, 2017
