Category Archives: World
It's a rap: Eminem lawsuit against New Zealand party ends
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Turn up the volume, the judge told the lawyers in a case involving an Eminem song: “I’m not shy of loud music.” It was one of many incongruous moments durin...
May 12, 2017
Hinting at secret tapes, Trump warns ousted FBI director
WASHINGTON - Raging against a political firestorm, President Donald Trump on Friday shot a sharp warning at his ousted FBI director about possible “tapes” of their disputed private convers...
May 12, 2017
Acting FBI director undercuts White House on Comey firing
WASHINGTON - In ways both overt and subtle, the acting director of the FBI undermined White House explanations for the firing of former Director James Comey. Andrew McCabe, testifying before Congress ...
May 12, 2017
China, US reach agreement on beef, poultry and natural gas
WASHINGTON - China will finally open its borders to U.S. beef while cooked Chinese poultry is closer to hitting the American market as part of a U.S.-China trade agreement. Trump administration offici...
May 12, 2017
Erdogan hopeful for breakthrough in dispute on arming Kurds
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed hope on Friday that his upcoming visit to Washington will constitute a new “milestone” for the troubled relations between ...
May 12, 2017
Greek court jails 2 Swedish men over IS membership
THESSALONIKI, Greece - A Greek court has convicted two Swedish nationals of belonging to the Islamic State group, and sentenced them to 15 years imprisonment. The men’s lawyer says they were als...
May 12, 2017
Malaysia deports 3 Turks believed to be in militant group
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian police said Friday they have deported three Turkish men suspected of links to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused of being behind a failed coup attempt in Tur...
May 12, 2017
Egypt's Islamic State affiliate claims deadly Sinai attack
CAIRO - The Islamic State group in Egypt has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack on local tribesmen this week in the restive northern part of the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian officials had said ea...
May 12, 2017
No charges for white Nashville officer in black man's death
NASHVILLE - A white Nashville police officer won’t face charges for shooting and killing an armed black man after a traffic stop in February, a district attorney said. At a news conference Thurs...
May 12, 2017
France's new president proving a keeper of secrets
PARIS - Not yet in power, France’s new president is already showing that he has one of the necessary skills for the job: the ability to keep secrets. Even some of Emmanuel Macron’s most tr...
May 12, 2017
