Category Archives: World
US general in Afghanistan suggests Russia arming the Taliban
KABUL - The United States must confront Russia for providing weapons to the Taliban for use against American-backed forces in Afghanistan, top U.S. military officials said Monday. At a news conference...
Apr 24, 2017
New Orleans takes down white supremacist monument
NEW ORLEANS - A monument to a deadly white-supremacist uprising in 1874 was removed under cover of darkness by workers in masks and bulletproof vests Monday as New Orleans joined the movement to take ...
Apr 23, 2017
France's far-right reaches across spectrum as runoff looms
PARIS - France’s far right is reaching out to voters who backed the defeated far-left contender, hoping to peel away voters from the extremes of the political spectrum. The May 7 runoff will be ...
Apr 23, 2017
Xi urges restraint on N. Korea in phone call with Trump
BEIJING - President Xi Jinping called for restraint when dealing with North Korea during a telephone call with President Donald Trump, Chinese state media reported Monday. The official broadcaster CCT...
Apr 23, 2017
3 children among victims in New York City house fire
NEW YORK - A fast-moving fire killed five people, including three children, as flames surged through a New York City home on a sunny spring afternoon, leaving authorities to scour for clues about what...
Apr 23, 2017
Giraffe's baby bump boosts tiny zoo's upkeep, conservation
April the giraffe has brought a bundle to a tiny zoo in rural upstate New York, thanks to a YouTube video livestream of her pregnancy and birth of an incredibly cute calf that has riveted viewers arou...
Apr 23, 2017
N. Korea detains US citizen; 3rd American being held
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea has detained a U.S. citizen, officials said, bringing to three the number of Americans now being held there. Tony Kim, who also go...
Apr 23, 2017
Sessions on Hawaii remark: 'Nobody has a sense of humour'
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Jeff Sessions says “nobody has a sense of humour anymore.” That’s his assessment after drawing ire for seeming to dismiss the state of Hawaii as merely ...
Apr 23, 2017
Afghan army chief, defence minister resign following attack
KABUL - Afghanistan’s army chief and defence minister resigned on Monday, following a Taliban attack over the weekend that struck a northern army base, killing more than 100 military and other p...
Apr 23, 2017
Israel-China construction deal reportedly bans settlements
JERUSALEM - Israel and China have signed a deal to bring Chinese construction workers to Israel, but the workers will reportedly be barred from building in West Bank settlements at China’s insis...
Apr 23, 2017
