Category Archives: World
Philippine lawmakers kill impeachment case against Duterte
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine lawmakers on Monday killed an impeachment complaint accusing President Rodrigo Duterte of crimes against humanity for the thousands of people who have died in his anti...
May 15, 2017
Busy day for French president: Names PM, meets with Merkel
BERLIN - French President Emmanuel Macron hit the ground running Monday on his first full day in office by naming a prime minister from the centre-right and then flying to Germany, where he and Chance...
May 15, 2017
The Latest: More US firms believed hit by cyberattack
NEW YORK - The latest on the global extortion cyberattack that hit dozens of countries (all times local): 3:25 p.m. A law enforcement official says investigators believe additional companies in the Un...
May 15, 2017
EU urges end to Venezuela violence against protesters
BRUSSELS - The European Union is urging Venezuelan authorities to halt the use of violence against peaceful anti-government protesters and says it stands ready to help the country through its politica...
May 15, 2017
Hong Kong rejects asylum for refugees who sheltered Snowden
Hong Kong authorities have rejected asylum requests from a group of refugees who sheltered Edward Snowden four years ago, in what their lawyer said is retaliation for helping the former NSA contractor...
May 15, 2017
North Korea: New long-range missile can carry heavy nuke
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea on Monday boasted it successfully launched a new type of “medium long-range” ballistic rocket that can carry a heavy nuclear warhead, an escalation ...
May 15, 2017
Syrian activists: Airstrikes on IS-held areas kill dozens
BEIRUT - Air raids on an Islamic State-held village and town in Syria have killed at least 32 civilians over the past two days, activists said Monday, underscoring the risk for hundreds of thousands o...
May 15, 2017
Police: Mom hits son who didn't give her Mother's Day card
SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Police in South Carolina say a woman has been arrested for hitting her young son after he gave a Mother’s Day card to his grandmother but not to her. A Spartanburg Police Dep...
May 14, 2017
IRS agents: Public testimony would put their lives in danger
CINCINNATI - IRS officials facing a tea party lawsuit over alleged targeting say their lives would be in danger if they testify publicly. The federal lawsuit in Cincinnati is one of several filed agai...
May 14, 2017
Tillerson: Trump weighs embassy move impact on Mideast peace
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is assessing whether moving the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would help or hurt prospects for clinching an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, Secretary of State...
May 14, 2017
