Category Archives: World
Once critical of global deals, Trump slow to pull out of any
WASHINGTON - The “America First” president who vowed to extricate America from onerous overseas commitments appears to be warming up to the view that when it comes to global agreements, a ...
Apr 20, 2017
EU says China, Europe have interest in averting Korea crisis
BEIJING - EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini expressed concern Thursday about rising tensions over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, and said China and Europe have a common responsi...
Apr 20, 2017
Lawyer: Florida senator's slurs are protected free speech
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A lawyer representing a state senator who could be punished for using a racial slur and other vulgarities said Thursday that the remarks - as offensive as they were - are protected...
Apr 20, 2017
China launches its 1st unmanned cargo spacecraft
BEIJING - China on Thursday launched its first unmanned cargo spacecraft on a mission to dock with the country’s space station, marking further progress in the ambitious Chinese space program. T...
Apr 20, 2017
Pope sets May 13 as canonization date for Fatima siblings
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis confirmed Thursday he will use his upcoming visit to the Portuguese shrine at Fatima to canonize two Portuguese shepherd children who say they saw visions of the Virgin Mar...
Apr 20, 2017
GM faces hard road getting compensated for Venezuela factory
DETROIT - General Motors became the latest corporation to have a factory or other asset seized by the government of Venezuela, and the Detroit automaker faces an uphill battle to recover any damages. ...
Apr 20, 2017
Nervous about China, Southeast Asia gets Trump's attention
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Southeast Asia, a focus of past U.S. presidents, has been overlooked thus far for the Trump administration, but Vice-President Mike Pence’s visit to Indonesia Thursday marke...
Apr 20, 2017
It's an orca! Last killer whale is born at a SeaWorld park
MIAMI - The last orca has been born in captivity at a SeaWorld park in San Antonio just over a year after the theme park decided to stop breeding orcas following animal rights protests and declining t...
Apr 20, 2017
Europe struggles with unseasonable weather, cold and hot
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - Parts of Europe struggled Thursday with both unseasonably cold and unseasonably warm weather. Slovakian police say 24 people were injured Thursday in a 40-car pileup during a he...
Apr 20, 2017
Police: Man arrested in random Las Vegas stabbings; 1 dead
LAS VEGAS - Authorities arrested the man suspected in the seemingly random Las Vegas knife attacks that left one man dead and another bleeding in an alley Wednesday, police said. Richi Briones, 32, wa...
Apr 20, 2017
