Category Archives: World
Trump says US 'must be paid more' to defend Germany
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Saturday that Germany owes “vast sums of money” to NATO and the U.S. “must be paid more” for providing defence, reiterating his stance ...
Mar 17, 2017
Trump's defence budget boost raises questions on strategy
WASHINGTON - An essential element is missing from President Donald Trump’s plan for boosting the budgets of the U.S. military services by $54 billion in 2018. How, exactly, does the commander in...
Mar 17, 2017
Trump budget cuts would hit UN, international agencies hard
WASHINGTON - The United Nations and dozens of its affiliated agencies are facing deep funding cuts and possibly an end to U.S. contributions, as the Trump administration seeks to slash billions of dol...
Mar 17, 2017
New Zealand police fatally shoot airport security dog
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand police shot and killed a young security dog at the Auckland Airport on Friday after it escaped its handler and ran loose for more than three hours on the tarmac, ...
Mar 17, 2017
Many Trump voters would feel program cuts in budget proposal
WASHINGTON - The closure of a regional airport could force residents of a small town in upper Michigan to drive eight hours to catch a flight. The elimination of funding to keep the Great Lakes clean ...
Mar 17, 2017
Suspect explodes bomb, dies at Bangladesh security camp
NEW DELHI - A suspected militant died Friday when he exploded a bomb at the future headquarters of a Bangladesh security agency, officials said. The elite Rapid Action Battalion comprises military and...
Mar 17, 2017
China, Saudi Arabia sign $65 billion in co-operation deals
BEIJING - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman met with China’s premier on Friday, a day after the two nations signed a memorandum of understanding on investment co-operation valued at $65 billion. ...
Mar 17, 2017
Militant attacks target Pakistani security forces, 3 killed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A pair of suicide bombers attacked a Pakistani training facility belonging to the country’s frontier troops early on Friday, killing an officer, while an overnight cross-bor...
Mar 17, 2017
Uganda's police spokesman, 2 aides shot dead in capital
KAMPALA, Uganda - The spokesman for Uganda’s police has been shot dead by gunmen outside his home in the capital, a government official said Friday, in the latest of a series of assassinations t...
Mar 17, 2017
Japan holds first civilian missile evacuation drill
TOKYO - The Japanese government held its first-ever drill Friday to protect citizens in case a ballistic missile is launched toward Japan. More than 100 residents and schoolchildren of the coastal cit...
Mar 17, 2017
