Category Archives: World
Philippines: Troops killed militant blamed for beheadings
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops battling militants in a central province killed a key Abu Sayyaf commander who had been blamed for the beheadings of two Canadians and a German hostage and was ...
Apr 11, 2017
Afghan official: Unexploded mortar round kills 4 children
KABUL - An Afghan official says a group of children were playing with an unexploded mortar round when it blew up, killing four of them. Police spokesman Mafuz Akbari says the deaths took place Monday ...
Apr 11, 2017
Iraq says Islamic State has lost most of the land it seized
BAGHDAD - The Islamic State group has lost more than three-fourths of the territory it seized when it swept across Iraq in the summer of 2014, the Iraqi military said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Yahya Rasool,...
Apr 11, 2017
Cyprus reunification talks restart, tough challenges ahead
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Against the backdrop of Turkey’s referendum on expanding presidential powers, talks aimed at reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus restarted Tuesday with rival leaders hoping to...
Apr 11, 2017
The Latest: Merkel to Trump: push forward UN Syria process
BERLIN - The German government says Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the need to press ahead with a U.N.-organized political process when she discussed the war in Syria with U.S. President Donald Tru...
Apr 11, 2017
Myanmar says UN probe of Rohingya rights abuses unwanted
YANGON, Myanmar - A top Myanmar official said Tuesday that a U.N. agency’s resolution to have an international mission probe alleged human rights abuses by government security forces in troubled...
Apr 11, 2017
India warns Pakistan against executing retired naval officer
NEW DELHI - India on Tuesday warned Pakistan of serious consequences for their bilateral relationship if it executes a retired Indian naval officer convicted of espionage and sabotage. External Affair...
Apr 11, 2017
Clarification: Border Tour-Sessions story
NOGALES, Ariz. - In a story April 11, The Associated Press reported that U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions used the word “filth” to describe the problems with drugs and violence brought ...
Apr 11, 2017
Putin wants UN investigation of Syria attack
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin says Russia will appeal to the United Nations to investigate last week’s chemical attack in Syria. Moscow has dismissed suggestions that the Syrian government t...
Apr 11, 2017
Trump jobs demands force automakers into political conflict
DETROIT - President Donald Trump’s relentless push for more manufacturing jobs has forced the auto industry into a delicate dance of contradictions in order to keep him happy, tell the truth, an...
Apr 11, 2017
