Category Archives: World
After sex video, S. Korea accused of targeting gay soldiers
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A watchdog group says South Korea’s army is hunting down and prosecuting gay servicemen after a video of two male soldiers having sex was posted on the internet earli...
Apr 21, 2017
AP Explains: How a single Trump sentence enraged South Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - U.S. President Donald Trump’s apparently offhand comment after meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping - that “Korea actually used to be a part of China” -...
Apr 21, 2017
Progress on depression slow in China as stigmas persist
BEIJING - Kerry Yang speaks openly to foreigners about the bouts of depression that have haunted her for a decade - her emotional meltdowns in college, the bruises she inflicted upon her body as a cop...
Apr 21, 2017
Hunger strike puts jailed Palestinian leader in spotlight
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory - From deep within an Israeli prison, Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti has once again thrust himself to the forefront of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. B...
Apr 21, 2017
Venezuela officials say at least 12 people killed overnight
CARACAS, Venezuela - At least 12 people were killed overnight during looting and violence in Venezuela’s capital amid a spiraling political crisis, authorities said Friday. Most of the deaths to...
Apr 21, 2017
US home sales shoot up to 10-year high
WASHINGTON - Americans purchased homes in March at the fastest pace in over a decade, a strong start to the traditional spring buying season. Sales of existing homes climbed 4.4 per cent last month to...
Apr 21, 2017
Young man is 9th fatality in Venezuela protests this month
CARACAS, Venezuela - Authorities in Venezuela say a young man has been shot and killed in a street protest, becoming the ninth person to die this month during demonstrations in the South American coun...
Apr 21, 2017
Cops: 10 pounds of pot wrongly sent to Pennsylvania pastor
YEADON, Pa. - Police are trying to determine who shipped 10 pounds of marijuana from California to a pastor in the Philadelphia suburbs. Yeadon police tell WTXF-TV (http://bit.ly/2pJoU9o ) the drugs a...
Apr 21, 2017
AP Explains: How suspected bus bomber hoped to make millions
LONDON - As get-rich-quick plans go, it wasn’t well thought out. The man accused of bombing the bus carrying the Borussia Dortmund soccer team allegedly hoped to make millions off an expected sl...
Apr 21, 2017
In Syria, first phase of population transfer concludes
BEIRUT - The first phase of a troubled population transfer concluded Friday as thousands of displaced Syrians were evacuated out of besieged areas and an agreement was reached to release hundreds of g...
Apr 21, 2017
