Category Archives: World
White House: Trump unaware of Flynn's foreign agent work
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump was not aware that his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had worked to further the interests of the government of Turkey before appointing him, the W...
Mar 10, 2017
Ex-adviser's ties to Russia, Trump campaign draw scrutiny
WASHINGTON - For months, President Donald Trump and his advisers have tried to distance themselves from Carter Page, a little-known investment banker who briefly served as a foreign policy adviser on ...
Mar 10, 2017
UN office urges Turkey to probe 2,000 reported killings
GENEVA - The Turkish government should investigate hundreds of alleged killings and other rights abuses in Turkey’s southeast, the U.N. human rights office said on Friday, releasing a report on ...
Mar 10, 2017
Congress probes Islamic State counterpropaganda operations
WASHINGTON - Congressional investigators are demanding documents and contacting witnesses in a wide-ranging probe of the Defence Department’s troubled anti-propaganda efforts against the Islamic...
Mar 10, 2017
Nigeria president returns after weeks on medical leave
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari returned to the country on Friday after a medical leave of a month and a half that raised questions about his health and some calls for his replace...
Mar 10, 2017
Vienna zoo puts down its pelicans because of bird flu
Vienna’s Schoenbrunn Zoo has euthanized its flock of 20 Dalmatian pelicans after examinations showed them infected with bird flu. A zoo statement says the birds were put down Friday, a day after...
Mar 10, 2017
St. Patrick's parade organizers will allow gay vets to march
BOSTON - Organizers of the city’s St. Patrick’s Day parade reversed course on Friday and said they would allow a group of gay veterans to march in this year’s parade. The South Bosto...
Mar 10, 2017
Chinese Embassy demands apology from German T-shirt retailer
BERLIN - The Chinese Embassy in Berlin demanded Friday that a German online retailer stop selling a line of T-shirts with slogans it says are insulting to China. The offerings from retailer Spreadshir...
Mar 10, 2017
Charlie Rose returning to CBS after heart surgery
NEW YORK - Charlie Rose returns to television on Monday, following a recovery from heart surgery he says his doctors told him has been “exemplary.” One of three anchors on “CBS This ...
Mar 10, 2017
Royal tantrum! Boy throws fit meeting Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON - A 2-year-old boy in England wasn’t very impressed with a chance to meet Queen Elizabeth II and showed it by throwing a tantrum in front of her majesty. Little Alfie Lun was set to hand ...
Mar 10, 2017
