Category Archives: World
Doctor's arrest brings attention to US female circumcisions
DETROIT - Zehra Patwa learned only a few years ago that during a family trip to India at age 7, she was circumcised, which is common for girls in parts of Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Patwa, 46, ...
Apr 23, 2017
Erin Moran, Joanie Cunningham in "Happy Days," dies at 56
NEW YORK - Erin Moran, the former child star who played Joanie Cunningham in the sitcoms “Happy Days” and “Joanie Loves Chachi,” has died. She was 56. Moran was found dead Satu...
Apr 23, 2017
Community reluctantly bidding farewell to 600-year-old tree
BERNARDS, N.J. - For hundreds of years, an imposing white oak tree has watched over a New Jersey community and a church, providing protection from the blazing summer sun, serving as a scenic backdrop ...
Apr 23, 2017
Study: Whale and boat collisions may be more common
PORTLAND, Maine - A group of marine scientists says collisions of whales and boats off of the New England coast may be more common than previously thought. The scientists focused on the humpback whale...
Apr 23, 2017
Saudi king names son as US envoy as ties boosted with Trump
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a decree late Saturday naming one of his sons, an air force pilot who has taken part in coalition strikes against the Islamic State group...
Apr 23, 2017
Trump at 100 days: 'It's a different kind of presidency'
WASHINGTON - For nearly 100 days, President Donald Trump has rattled Washington and been chastened by its institutions. He’s startled world leaders with his unpredictability and tough talk, but ...
Apr 23, 2017
Egypt president in Saudi Arabia to reaffirm ties
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has met with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman in his first visit to the kingdom since a rare public spat last year erupted o...
Apr 23, 2017
Bloomberg to world leaders: Ignore Trump on climate
New York billionaire Michael Bloomberg urged world leaders not to follow President Donald Trump’s lead on climate change and declared his intention to help save an international agreement to red...
Apr 23, 2017
Siren wails as Israel marks annual Holocaust Remembrance Day
JERUSALEM - Israel came to a standstill on Monday as people stopped in their tracks for a two-minute siren that wailed across the country in remembrance of the Holocaust’s 6 million Jewish victi...
Apr 23, 2017
More Venezuelans struggle in US as their country implodes
MIAMI - People crowd outside a church near Miami’s international airport, chatting about family and friends left behind in Caracas, Valencia and Maracaibo as they wait more than an hour to recei...
Apr 23, 2017
