Category Archives: World
Indianapolis man sentenced to 3 life terms for killing spree
INDIANAPOLIS - An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing three people over four days in attacks last spring that authorities say he justified by citing the ho...
May 11, 2017
Wholesale prices jumped in April
WASHINGTON - Inflation at the wholesale level jumped in April by the largest amount in three months, fueled by rising prices of food and energy. Even excluding the volatile energy and food categories,...
May 11, 2017
Hamas leader announces arrest in shooting of commander
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Hamas’ newly elected supreme leader on Thursday announced the arrest of the man believed responsible for the mysterious shooting death of one of his organization...
May 11, 2017
Removal of Confederate icons stirs nuanced, varied reactions
NEW ORLEANS - The statue of the Confederacy’s president had been hoisted from its stone pedestal in the pre-dawn hours and the blue glint of police lights was still visible two blocks away outsi...
May 11, 2017
Lawyer, CEO want charge dropped against journalist
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A West Virginia journalist arrested after repeatedly asking U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price a question said he did nothing wrong, and his attorney and the media ...
May 11, 2017
4 tons of garbage collected in China's Everest cleanup
BEIJING - Workers and volunteers have collected four tons of garbage from the Chinese north side of Mount Everest in the first five days of a cleanup operation, state media reported Thursday. Hoping t...
May 11, 2017
French intellectual gets pie in the face in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia - A French intellectual has been struck in the face with a pie in Serbia by left-wing activists. Bernard-Henri Levy, known for his criticism of Serbian nationalist policies during the...
May 11, 2017
Tillerson says US won't be rushed on climate change policies
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Arctic nations have renewed calls for the world to address climate warming, but U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the United States will not rush to make a decision on its...
May 11, 2017
Australia warns travellers to not bring in hitchhiking toads
CANBERRA, Australia - Australian quarantine authorities on Thursday urged travellers through Asia to avoid bringing in hitchhiking amphibians after a passenger arrived at an airport with a dead Indone...
May 11, 2017
8 dead, 20 injured after moderate quake in far western China
BEIJING - A moderate earthquake that struck close to the earth’s surface killed eight people and injured more than 20 others in far western China on Thursday, the region’s earthquake admin...
May 10, 2017
