Category Archives: World
Macedonian violence elicits diverging international response
SKOPJE, Macedonia - Macedonia’s night of violence that saw protesters storm parliament and attack lawmakers elicited diametrically opposed reactions from world powers Friday, with Russia blaming...
Apr 28, 2017
Nigeria says 15 suspected Boko Haram fighters shot dead
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Nigeria’s military says at least 15 gunmen believed to be Boko Haram Islamic extremists have been shot dead during a battle with soldiers. Spokesman Kinsley Samuel says in a...
Apr 28, 2017
Woman, 66, is fifth victim to die in Stockholm truck attack
STOCKHOLM - A woman in her 60s who was injured in the April 7 truck attack in Stockholm has died, Swedish authorities said Friday, raising the death toll to five. A political party in Trollhattan, nea...
Apr 28, 2017
Alex Jones loses primary custody; ex-wife gets joint custody
AUSTIN, Texas - A jury has stripped right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones of having primary custody of his children and awarded joint custody to his ex-wife. The Austin American-Sta...
Apr 27, 2017
'Bobbi Jene,' 'Keep the Change' top Tribeca Film Fest awards
NEW YORK - “Keep the Change,” a romance about a couple who meet at a community for people on the autistic spectrum, and “Bobbi Jene,” a documentary about an American dancer in ...
Apr 27, 2017
Passenger who was dragged off jetliner settles with United
CHICAGO - The passenger who was dragged off a flight after refusing to give up his seat settled with United for an undisclosed sum Thursday in an apparent attempt by the airline to put the fiasco behi...
Apr 27, 2017
White House wants to push tax overhaul without Democrats
WASHINGTON - A senior administration official said Thursday the White House plans to push its tax overhaul without any support from congressional Democrats. It’s a sign of the intense partisansh...
Apr 27, 2017
Actor Diane Guerrero meets immigrant taking refuge in church
DENVER - Actor Diane Guerrero has met with a woman who is seeking refuge from deportation in the basement of a Denver church. Guerrero, who stars in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, met wit...
Apr 27, 2017
Experts: Long road ahead for Trump offshore drilling order
President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to find new ocean expanses in the Atlantic and the Arctic for offshore drilling is unlikely to reach its goals anytime soon, but instead will kic...
Apr 27, 2017
Amid reports of US NAFTA pullout, Mexico leaned on diplomacy
MEXICO CITY - Like the rest of the world, Mexico only learned through media reports that the Trump administration was considering a draft executive order to withdraw the United States from the North A...
Apr 27, 2017
