Category Archives: World
Turkish singer released from jail along with journalists
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s state run news agency says a court in Istanbul has released singer Atilla Tas and 20 others from jail pending an outcome of their trial on terrorism charges. Tas, who w...
Mar 31, 2017
Murder charge dropped in Houston apartment slayings
HOUSTON - Prosecutors have dropped a capital murder charge against a man accused in shootings at a Houston apartment complex that left two people dead and four wounded, including a former contestant o...
Mar 31, 2017
Suicide bomber kills 24 near mosque in northwestern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A car bomb exploded Friday near a Shiite Muslim mosque in the town of Parachinar in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 24 people and wounding over 100, officials said. The bo...
Mar 31, 2017
Mortar attack in northern Afghanistan leaves 5 dead
KABUL - An Afghan official says a mortar attack in northern Takhar province killed five civilians, including four children, all from the same family. Provincial governor spokesman Sunatullah Timor sai...
Mar 31, 2017
Trump paying $25M after judge approves Trump University deal
SAN DIEGO - A judge on Friday approved an agreement for President Donald Trump to pay $25 million to settle lawsuits over his now-defunct Trump University, ending nearly seven years of legal battles w...
Mar 31, 2017
Dem opposition to Trump court pick grows; Schumer warns GOP
WASHINGTON - Senate Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee swelled Friday as Democrats neared the numbers needed for a filibuster, setting up a showdown with Rep...
Mar 31, 2017
12 killed in Philippine troops' clash with communist rebels
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops clashed with communist rebels in an eastern town, leaving 10 guerrillas and two soldiers dead, military officials said Friday, in violence that comes just days ...
Mar 31, 2017
Raised South Korean ferry Sewol arrives at port for search
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A corroding South Korean ferry raised from the bottom of the sea last week arrived Friday at the port where it will be searched for the remains of the last nine victims of ...
Mar 31, 2017
Witness: Driver in crash admitted texting before collision
HOUSTON - The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a church minibus in rural Texas, killing 13 people, apologized after the crash and acknowledged he had been texting while driving, a witness s...
Mar 31, 2017
Venezuela's top prosecutor rebukes Supreme Court power grab
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s chief prosecutor broke with the government Friday and rebuked a Supreme Court decision stripping congress of its last vestiges of power, showing a crack in the e...
Mar 31, 2017
