Category Archives: World
Russians arrest 3 in subway bombing case, defuse device
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - Russian security agents on Thursday arrested three people suspected of links to a suicide bomber accused of attacking the city’s subway and deactivated an explosive devi...
Apr 06, 2017
4 gunmen accused of killing police are shot dead in Russia
MOSCOW - Police in southern Russia on Thursday hunted down and killed four suspects following the killing of two police officers. The Investigative Committee said the National Guard in the city of Ast...
Apr 06, 2017
Australia, New Zealand warn of possible attack in Turkey
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia and New Zealand warned on Thursday that extremists may be planning an attack on the commemoration of a World War I campaign that is being held in Turkey this month. Austr...
Apr 06, 2017
Merkel, Trump talk over concerns over Afghanistan, Ukraine
BERLIN - Angela Merkel’s spokesman says the German chancellor has talked with U.S. President Donald Trump, exchanging thoughts on the current situation in Afghanistan and in eastern Ukraine. Ste...
Apr 06, 2017
Dems in Trump states pressured from both sides on court pick
WASHINGTON - It’s a rare and momentous decision - one by one, seated at desks centuries old, senators will stand and cast their votes for a Supreme Court nominee. It’s a difficult politica...
Apr 06, 2017
Dog saves wedding party from suicide bomber in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Officials say a dog at a Nigerian wedding party grappled with a suicide bomber until her explosives detonated, killing the animal as well. Buba Ahmed of Belbelo village, near the ...
Apr 06, 2017
In West Virginia, greyhound racing's days could be numbered
NITRO, W.Va. - At one of the last remaining greyhound tracks in the U.S., dogs with names such as Terracuda and Flyin Jawbreaker outnumber the people watching in the stands. The race bettors and spect...
Apr 06, 2017
Democrats bristle at Trump infrastructure plans
WASHINGTON - Democrats had hoped the one big policy area they could find common ground with President Donald Trump on was infrastructure, but they don’t like what they’re hearing from admi...
Apr 06, 2017
Afghanistan dangles lithium wealth to win Trump support
KABUL - The Afghan government is trying to grab the attention of President Donald Trump and gain greater U.S. support by dangling its massive and untouched wealth of minerals, including lithium, the s...
Apr 06, 2017
US jobless aid applications fell to 234,000 last week
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign of the job market appears to be increasingly secure for workers. THE NUMBERS: Weekly applications for unemployment aid ...
Apr 06, 2017
