Category Archives: World
Suspects charged in London mob beating of teen asylum-seeker
LONDON - Authorities in London charged seven people Monday over an unprovoked attack on a 17-year-old Iranian-Kurdish asylum-seeker as police sought to piece together an act of mob violence that invol...
Apr 03, 2017
Trump says US prepared to deal with North Korea on its own
POTOMAC FALLS, Va. - President Donald Trump says that the United States is prepared to act alone if China does not take a tougher stand against North Korea’s nuclear program. Trump’s comme...
Apr 03, 2017
President's party wins Armenian parliamentary vote
YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia’s ruling party has won just under half of the vote in the nation’s parliamentary election, enough to claim a majority of seats, authorities said Monday. Sunday&#...
Apr 03, 2017
Protests rattle Ecuador following election fraud claims
QUITO, Ecuador - Supporters of Ecuadorean opposition leader Guillermo Lasso gathered in the streets for a second night Monday to protest what they consider fraud at the ballot box that tilted a presid...
Apr 03, 2017
Trump plugs away at his central goal: undoing Obama's work
WASHINGTON - Amid the turmoil over staff shake-ups, blocked travel bans and the Russia cloud hanging overhead, President Donald Trump is steadily plugging away at a major piece of his agenda: Undoing ...
Apr 03, 2017
Dems claim votes to block Gorsuch; GOP will override them
WASHINGTON - Democrats claimed the votes they needed Monday to block President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, but the victory was only fleeting, setting up a historic showdown with Republ...
Apr 03, 2017
Japan envoy recalled over statue flap to return to S. Korea
TOKYO - Japan said Monday that it is returning its recalled ambassador to South Korea despite a continuing impasse over a “comfort woman” statue, but insisted it is not caving in to Seoul&...
Apr 03, 2017
Official: Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner travels to Iraq
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner, is visiting Iraq with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, an official said Sunday night. Details about th...
Apr 03, 2017
Roland founder, digital music pioneer Ikutaro Kakehashi dies
TOKYO - Ikutaro Kakehashi, the Japanese engineer who pioneered digital music and founded synthesizer giant Roland Corp., has died, his company ATV Corp. said Monday. He was 87. Kakehashi, reputed to h...
Apr 03, 2017
Human Rights Watch says Israel blocking access to Gaza
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - An international human rights group on Monday accused Israel of barring foreign researchers from entering the Gaza Strip to document abuses, saying the restrictions call ...
Apr 03, 2017
