Category Archives: World
WikiLeaks hails Manning clemency, makes no mention of pledge
LONDON - WikiLeaks said President Barack Obama may have saved Chelsea Manning’s life by granting clemency to the former Army intelligence analyst Tuesday. But the secret-spilling site said littl...
Jan 17, 2017
Brother of Islamic State fighter testifies at terror trial
NEW YORK - The brother of a New Yorker who joined the Islamic State group and died testified Tuesday at the terrorism trial of an Arizona man, saying he lied to his parents and the FBI in the days aft...
Jan 17, 2017
Caroline Kennedy boosted US-Japan ties as US ambassador
TOKYO - Caroline Kennedy stepped down Wednesday after three years as U.S. ambassador to Japan, where she was welcomed like a celebrity and worked to deepen the U.S.-Japan relationship despite regular ...
Jan 17, 2017
Italy convicts 8 South Americans in deaths from 1970s-80s
ROME - A Rome court on Tuesday convicted eight former South American political and military leaders in the disappearance and deaths of 23 people of Italian origin during the crackdown on leftists and ...
Jan 17, 2017
Puerto Ricans cheer commutation for nationalist Oscar Lopez
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Car horns rang out across Puerto Rico and people celebrated in the streets Tuesday after President Barack Obama announced he had commuted the prison sentence of 74-year-old nat...
Jan 17, 2017
Rolls Royce agrees to pay $808 million on bribery claims
LONDON - Jet engine maker Rolls Royce has agreed to pay 671 million pounds ($808 million) to settle bribery and corruption charges brought by authorities in Britain, the U.S. and Brazil. U.K. High Cou...
Jan 17, 2017
Aborigine promoted in Australian Cabinet reshuffle
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a limited reshuffle of his Cabinet in which he appointed the nation’s first aboriginal federal minister. Prime Minis...
Jan 17, 2017
Man seeking new trial in 1971 rape claims state hid evidence
BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana man serving a life sentence for the rape of a nurse in 1971 claims authorities concealed evidence that the crime was committed by another man linked to two similar attac...
Jan 17, 2017
Police: Fugitive wanted in officer's fatal shooting captured
ORLANDO, Fla. - The suspect in the fatal shooting of an Orlando police officer was captured Tuesday night after eluding a massive manhunt for more than a week, authorities said. Orlando police Chief J...
Jan 17, 2017
DeVos pledges not to undo public education, pushes choice
WASHINGTON - In a sometimes contentious confirmation hearing, education secretary pick Betsy DeVos pledged that she would not seek to dismantle public schools amid questions by Democrats about her qua...
Jan 17, 2017
