Category Archives: World

PORTLAND, Maine - An activist group in Maine’s largest city says hundreds of people are participating in its drive to get residents to support Muslim-owned businesses in a show of solidarity aga...

SUFFOLK, Va. - As a tool against sea-level rise, the idea seems a little counterintuitive: Add water to the ground. But the laws of physics support it: Pump millions of gallons into a sandy aquifer de...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Just weeks before a gunman opened fire at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, authorities said he walked into an FBI office in Alaska, telling agents the government was controllin...

Chicago officials are pledging to revamp the city Police Department following a scathing federal report, but a change in presidential administrations could spell uncertainty for the critical next step...

ISTANBUL - Turkey’s foreign minister says a final proposal has been prepared regarding visa-free travel in Europe for Turkish citizens, an issue that has led to major tensions between Ankara and...

MILAN - If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst. Fashion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week menswear offerings, with notables lik...

WARSAW, Poland - Polish leaders welcomed U.S. troops to their country Saturday, with the defence minister expressing gratitude for their arrival and calling it the fulfilment of a dream Poles have had...

HAVANA - Two days before Christmas, Luis Gonzalez received a little Chinese modem from Cuba’s state-owned telecommunications company. The 55-year-old theatre producer connected the device to his...

ST. LOUIS - A former FBI agent who played a key role in cracking the disappearance of two Missouri boys, one of whom had been missing for nearly five years, is rejoicing in the 10-year anniversary of ...

WASHINGTON - For Barack Obama, there’s a presidential library to build, hundreds of millions of dollars to raise, causes to champion and a book to write. And don’t forget that long-promise...