Category Archives: World
Interior minister, police chief fired after Paraguay clashes
ASUNCION, Paraguay - President Horacio Cartes fired Paraguay’s interior minister and top police official on Saturday following the killing of a young opposition party leader and violent overnigh...
Apr 01, 2017
Far-right clash with anti-fascists in London, 14 arrested
LONDON - Demonstrators from far-right groups clashed with anti-fascist protesters in central London on Saturday, as British police imposed restrictions to try to keep the opposing groups apart. Author...
Apr 01, 2017
Ferguson mayor seeks third term as challenged city's face
FERGUSON, Mo. - Ferguson’s leadership has changed drastically since the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown put the St. Louis suburb at the centre of the debate over the treatment of blacks by the na...
Apr 01, 2017
UK police appeal for info in hate crime attack on youth
LONDON - UK detectives appealed Saturday for information and witnesses who might have seen a group of youths attack a teenage asylum-seeker in the London borough of Croydon. The attack left the 17-yea...
Apr 01, 2017
Ford recalling 53,000 trucks that can roll away while parked
NEW YORK - Ford is recalling 53,000 2017 F-250 trucks because they can roll away even when they are parked due to a manufacturing error. Ford says drivers should use the parking brake to make sure tha...
Apr 01, 2017
With Trump approval, Pentagon expands warfighting authority
WASHINGTON - Week by week, country by country, the Pentagon is quietly seizing more control over warfighting decisions, sending hundreds more troops to war with little public debate and seeking greate...
Apr 01, 2017
Health care defeat means GOP risks blame in '18 elections
WASHINGTON - The crash of the House Republican health care bill may well have transformed an issue the party has long used to bash Democrats into the GOP’s own political nightmare. Since former ...
Apr 01, 2017
Severe weather strikes Virginia Beach
News reports say a church was destroyed and dozens of homes damaged after a possible tornado whipped through the Virginia Beach area. The Virginian-Pilot reported that severe storms on Friday night st...
Apr 01, 2017
AP-NORC Poll: Most Americans want independent Russia probe
NEW YORK - A slim majority of Americans favour an independent investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties with the Russian government, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Cente...
Apr 01, 2017
Boston Pops celebrate famed composer John Williams
BOSTON - The composer of the music scores for “Star Wars,” ”Indiana Jones” and other iconic films is being honoured by his former orchestra. The Boston Pops Orchestra is kickin...
Apr 01, 2017
