Category Archives: World
Demi Lovato on 5 years sober: 'It's been quite the journey'
Demi Lovato is celebrating five years of sobriety. The 24-year-old singer celebrated with an Instagram post on Wednesday. She writes that “it’s been quite the journey,” adding, ̶...
Mar 16, 2017
Letter bomb explodes at Paris IMF's office; Greek ties seen
PARIS - French prosecutors are investigating a possible Greek link after a letter exploded Thursday at the Paris’ office of the International Monetary Fund, lightly injuring one person. The IMF ...
Mar 16, 2017
Somali pirates release oil tanker and crew, officials say
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali pirates who seized a Comoros-flagged oil tanker earlier this week after five years without a major hijacking in the region have released the ship and its crew without condi...
Mar 16, 2017
British PM, Scottish leader tussle over independence vote
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday rejected a call for a referendum on Scottish independence before Britain leaves the European Union - a move condemned as a “democratic out...
Mar 16, 2017
Indonesian gets 6 years for smuggling migrants to N. Zealand
ROTE NDAO, Indonesia - An Indonesian court sentenced a people-smuggling kingpin to six years in jail on Thursday for organizing a trip for migrants to New Zealand in early 2015. Abraham Louhenapessy, ...
Mar 16, 2017
The Latest: French candidate Macron welcomes Dutch result
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Latest on the Dutch national election (all times local): 5:10 p.m. French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron has welcomed Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s victory in ...
Mar 16, 2017
Police arrest suspect in shooting of 2 Detroit officers
DETROIT - A 60-year-old man suspected in the shooting of two Detroit police officers has been arrested and the officers are in stable condition, the police chief said Thursday. The officers were condu...
Mar 16, 2017
High stakes for Trump on GOP health care bill
WASHINGTON - As a new president who has vowed to keep his campaign promises, Donald Trump knows he’ll be judged on whether he can repeal the so-called Obamacare law and replace it with something...
Mar 16, 2017
Native Hawaiian federal judge halts revised travel ban
HONOLULU - The judge who halted President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban is the only Native Hawaiian serving on the federal bench. U.S. District Judge Derrick Kahala Watson, who was nominated...
Mar 16, 2017
Winners and losers in Trump's first budget plan
WASHINGTON - Military spending would get the biggest boost in President Donald Trump’s proposed budget. Environmental programs, medical research, Amtrak and an array of international and cultura...
Mar 16, 2017
