Category Archives: World
N. Korean official: Ready for war if Trump wants it
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - President Donald Trump’s tweets are adding fuel to a “vicious cycle” of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, North Korea’...
Apr 13, 2017
New Zealanders evacuated from parts of coast as storm hits
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Hundreds of people in New Zealand were evacuated from some coastal areas on Thursday as the second major storm in just over a week made landfall near the North Island town of...
Apr 13, 2017
French judges to European Parliament: lift Le Pen's immunity
PARIS - French investigators are asking the European Parliament to lift far-right EU lawmaker Marine Le Pen’s immunity so that she can face possible prosecution over suspected misuse of parliame...
Apr 13, 2017
US judge deems mentally ill man fit for trial in terror case
RALEIGH, N.C. - A federal judge on Thursday declared a mentally ill man fit for trial on a terrorism charge 10 months after the man started getting forcible injections with drugs that made him compete...
Apr 13, 2017
UN slams Turkey for violating rights to work and education
BASEL, Switzerland - A panel of United Nations human rights experts on Thursday condemned Turkey for violating the right to work and education through blanket dismissals of civil servants and school t...
Apr 13, 2017
'Survivor' contestant outs fellow competitor as transgender
“Survivor” contestant Zeke Smith was outed as transgender by fellow competitor Jeff Varner on Wednesday night’s episode of the CBS reality competition. The move has prompted online c...
Apr 13, 2017
European court rules against Russia over 2004 school siege
MOSCOW - The European Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Russia failed to adequately protect victims of a 2004 school siege in the city of Beslan that left more than 330 people dead, a verdict ...
Apr 13, 2017
Experts say police who dragged passenger had other options
CHICAGO - Airport police officers called to remove a passenger who refused to leave a United Express flight essentially walked into what law enforcement experts say was a no-win situation: enforcing a...
Apr 13, 2017
Lawyer: Dragged passenger lost 2 teeth and broke his nose
CHICAGO - The passenger dragged from a United flight lost two front teeth and suffered a broken nose and a concussion, his lawyer said Thursday, accusing the airline industry of having “bullied&...
Apr 13, 2017
Merkel seeks good ties with Trump, despite differences
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel says it’s in Germany’s interest to have good relations with the United States, despite disagreeing with President Donald Trump on important issues. Merkel...
Apr 13, 2017
