Category Archives: World

LONDON - Scotland’s pro-independence leader says the country could make a second bid for independence within 18 months to avoid being dragged out of the European Union with the rest of the Unite...

SRINAGAR, India - A 15-year-old boy was killed Thursday during an anti-India protest in disputed Kashmir triggered by a gunbattle in which two suspected rebels died, police and villagers said. Senior ...

BEIJING - China is developing an advanced new spaceship capable of both flying in low-Earth orbit and landing on the moon, according to state media, in another bold step for a space program that equal...

WASHINGTON - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but claims remained low enough to suggest that most workers enjoy job security. The Labor Department says applications for jobl...

BEIJING - Increasingly known as a rich man’s club, China’s ceremonial legislature now plans to give more seats to women, farmers, workers and professionals. The official Xinhua News Agency...

BALI, Indonesia - An Indonesian court sentenced a former Reuters war correspondent to seven months in prison on Thursday for possessing hashish. The sentence announced at the Denpasar District Court i...

LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has joined Britain’s political leaders to unveil a memorial to soldiers and civilians who have served in recent wars. The statue unveiled Thursday honours those who s...

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - A South Carolina mom whose impression of a livestreamed pregnant giraffe at an upstate New York zoo was viewed more than 30 million times on Facebook has given birth. Erin Dietric...

FRANKFURT - The head of the European Central Bank says global political events like Brexit and turbulent election campaigns in Europe pose increasing risks for the economy. Mario Draghi said that the ...

LOS ANGELES - Joe Manganiello is asking for the media to dial down the drama surrounding the upcoming stand-alone Batman film. Manganiello is signed on to play the villain Deathstroke opposite Ben Aff...