Category Archives: World
Corroded South Korean ferry loaded onto transport vessel
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Salvage crews towed a corroded 6,800-ton South Korean ferry and loaded it onto a semi-submersible transport vessel Saturday, completing what was seen as the most difficult ...
Mar 24, 2017
UN report: Sanctions disrupt humanitarian aid to North Korea
TOKYO - International sanctions on North Korea are taking a serious toll on humanitarian aid activities, according to a United Nations-led report. The report issued this week by the U.N.’s senio...
Mar 24, 2017
Amy Schumer drops out as Barbie in film based on doll
LOS ANGELES - Amy Schumer won’t be playing Barbie after all. Variety reports the comedian has dropped out of a live-action film based on the Mattel doll due to scheduling conflicts. Variety says...
Mar 24, 2017
US durable goods orders rose in February, led by aircraft
WASHINGTON - Greater demand for commercial aircraft helped U.S. businesses increase their orders for long-lasting manufactured goods in February, but a key category that tracks business investment pla...
Mar 24, 2017
Authorities file terror charges against Antwerp driver
BRUSSELS - Belgian authorities have charged a Tunisian man with terror-related offences after he allegedly drove his car at high speed around a busy shopping area in Antwerp. The Federal prosecutor...
Mar 24, 2017
Egypt's Mubarak free, acquitted after years-long detention
CAIRO - Far from the cameras that followed him closely over six years of legal wrangling, Egypt’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak quietly returned home to his family on Friday after winning acqui...
Mar 24, 2017
London attacker had worked in Saudi Arabia teaching English
LONDON - The British man who killed four people during a London rampage had made three trips to Saudi Arabia: He taught English there twice on a work visa and returned on a visa usually granted to tho...
Mar 24, 2017
Police locate stolen car with 2 toddlers safe inside
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. - Two Southern California toddlers have been found safe after authorities located the car they’d been in when it was stolen. Cathedral City police said on Twitter that the...
Mar 23, 2017
Dog pulled from California fire revived after 20 minutes
LOS ANGELES - California firefighters who spent 20 minutes performing mouth-to-snout resuscitation on a dog they rescued from a burning apartment are being hailed as heroes. The dog’s owner, 35-...
Mar 23, 2017
NewsAlert: Another person dead in London attack: Police
London police: 75-year-old victim of Westminster Bridge attack in London has died. The Canadian Press
Mar 23, 2017
