Category Archives: World
US-backed fighters pause military action near Syria dam
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed forces in northern Syria paused military operations near a dam held by the Islamic State group on Monday to allow engineers to fix any problems after conflicting reports about its...
Mar 26, 2017
German minister: Erdogan rhetoric causing significant damage
BERLIN - A senior German official says Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s rhetoric in the standoff with European countries ahead of his country’s April 16 referendum is causing damag...
Mar 26, 2017
Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny gets 15 days in jail
MOSCOW - The wave of nationwide demonstrations that shook Russia’s long dormant political scene over the weekend showed a new face of protest: mostly teenage demonstrators driven by accusations ...
Mar 26, 2017
OPEC, non-cartel nations may extend oil cut another 6 months
KUWAIT CITY - OPEC members and non-cartel nations are leaving open the possibility of a six-month extension on a deal to reduce oil production, according to a statement Sunday by a committee of minist...
Mar 26, 2017
Iran strikes back at US with 'reciprocal' sanctions
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran on Sunday sanctioned what it described as 15 American companies, alleging they support terrorism, repression and Israel’s occupation of land Palestinians want for a future st...
Mar 26, 2017
4 dead, 23 wounded in grenade attack in southern Philippines
JOLO, Philippines - At least four people were killed and 23 others wounded in a grenade attack in the southern Philippines that appears to be unrelated to terrorism, officials said Sunday. Army Col. C...
Mar 26, 2017
Spain: Drug dealers use fake bananas to transport cocaine
MADRID - Spanish police have arrested two men for allegedly transporting large quantities of cocaine inside fake bananas. Spain’s civil guard made the arrests Sunday after an investigation was s...
Mar 26, 2017
Cheryl and partner Liam Payne announce birth of first son
LONDON - Former Girls Aloud star Cheryl and her partner Liam Payne of One Direction fame have announced the birth of their first child. Cheryl said on Instagram Saturday night that their son was born ...
Mar 26, 2017
Severe storms in forecast for US much of this week
NORMAN, Okla. - The springtime severe weather season is ramping up with damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes in the forecast nearly every day this week, including in parts of Kentucky, Mississippi...
Mar 26, 2017
Pakistan to build fence along disputed Afghan border
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan says it has started building a fence along the Afghan border in areas where it says militants have launched cross-border attacks, a move that could worsen tensions with Afghanista...
Mar 26, 2017
