Category Archives: World
Norway teens say their graduation blowouts beat them all
AALGAARD, Norway - They compete to trick out the flashiest party buses, buy enough beer to level a biker club, and commission crude songs to soundtrack their graduation blowouts. And that’s befo...
May 12, 2017
Couple to wed after losing nearly 600 pounds together
Frustrated with his ever-growing weight that peaked at 675 pounds, Ronnie Brower began dieting and working out on his way to losing an astounding 458 pounds. His four-year fitness journey, chronicled ...
May 12, 2017
Crime a battleground for German parties ahead of key vote
DUISBURG, Germany - Sarah Philipp is handing out red carnations to women browsing the lingerie stall at a quiet street market in Duisburg, adding a bright dash of colour to the otherwise grey surround...
May 12, 2017
Pope cheered in Fatima to honour children who urged peace
FATIMA, Portugal - Pope Francis urged Catholics on Friday to “tear down all walls” and spread peace as he travelled to this Portuguese shrine town to mark the 100th anniversary of one of t...
May 12, 2017
SKorea's new leader to take on family-owned business empires
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s new president is taking on a challenge that has defied all of his predecessors: reforming the big family-controlled conglomerates that dominate the econ...
May 12, 2017
Forum on China's economic reach helps leader extend his own
BEIJING - China will seek to burnish President Xi Jinping’s stature as a world-class statesman at an international gathering centred on his signature foreign policy effort that envisions a futur...
May 12, 2017
Aid officials report spike in Jordan deportations of Syrians
AMMAN, Jordan - Life as a refugee in Jordan suddenly ended for a Syrian carpenter when he was summoned for interrogation, blindfolded and sent on a bus back to Syria with his wife and four children th...
May 12, 2017
Alaska counters lack of fresh veggies with greenhouse guide
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Cold-climate greenhouses have long been an option for increasing the limited growing season in Alaska, where fresh produce is a rarity in a harsh environment. But for many remote c...
May 12, 2017
Colbert gleefully responds 'I won' to insults from Trump
NEW YORK - Stephen Colbert has gleefully responded to insults hurled his way by President Donald Trump, cheering the fact that he finally got Trump to say his name. Trump told Time magazine that Colbe...
May 12, 2017
EPA allows mine company to pursue permits near Alaska bay
JUNEAU, Alaska - In a sharp reversal, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has cleared a way for the company seeking to develop a massive copper and gold deposit near the headwaters of a world-cla...
May 12, 2017
