Category Archives: World
Puerto Rico bank robber flees on bicycle, eludes police
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - It wasn’t a 10-speed, but a bank robber in Puerto Rico was still able to elude police Friday by fleeing on a bicycle. Authorities said the unidentified suspect stole some...
Apr 21, 2017
Trump says Paris attack will help Le Pen in election
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump waded into France’s upcoming elections Friday, saying he believes an attack on police officers this week will help Marine Le Pen, the far-right presidential c...
Apr 21, 2017
Florida senator who used racial slur resigns
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A Florida state senator who used a racial slur and vulgar language in a conversation with two African-American colleagues resigned Friday, saying the incident is causing a distract...
Apr 21, 2017
Vienna bartender appeals fine for public belching - and wins
VIENNA - He who burps loudest laughs best - at least in this case. Nearly a year after a policeman ticketed Edin Mehic for loudly belching next to him, the Vienna bartender has won his appeal. Mehic w...
Apr 21, 2017
London library makes World War II war crimes searches easier
LONDON - Holocaust denial just got a little harder. The Wiener Library for the Study of Holocaust & Genocide is making the United Nations’ files on World War II war crimes more accessible by...
Apr 21, 2017
The Latest: Prince fans join 'purple family' at Paisley Park
MINNEAPOLIS - The Latest on the anniversary of Prince’s death (all times local): 9:15 a.m. A few fans are starting to gather outside Paisley Park on the anniversary of megastar Prince’s de...
Apr 21, 2017
20 children killed when minibus hits truck in South Africa
JOHANNESBURG - A minibus carrying young students collided with a truck and burst into flames in South Africa on Friday, killing about 20 children. The victims were between 5 and 10 years old, said Rus...
Apr 21, 2017
Finance leaders defend trade, worry about those left behind
WASHINGTON - World finance leaders, confronted by a growing backlash against globalization, will seek to build support for free trade by finding ways to help those left behind. World Bank President Ji...
Apr 21, 2017
Resort island without Uber or Lyft wants to keep it that way
NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. - Twelve miles and a ferry ride from the New England shore, Block Island is one of the last major tourist destinations in the United States without Uber or Lyft - and islanders want...
Apr 21, 2017
China tries to drive away planes with top Filipino officials
Chinese forces tried to drive away two Philippine planes carrying Manila’s defence and military chiefs Friday near a Chinese man-made island, officials said, adding they admired seeing up close ...
Apr 21, 2017
