Category Archives: World
Critics worry after Trump security chief fuels conspiracies
WASHINGTON - On issues of national security and intelligence, no one is likely to have more influence in Donald Trump’s White House than retired Gen. Michael T. Flynn. Yet Flynn, Trump’s i...
Dec 07, 2016
Merkel's conservatives back tougher rules on dual citizens
BERLIN - Members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party voted Wednesday to scrap rules that allow the children of immigrants to be dual citizens, a move opposed by party leaders and rejected...
Dec 07, 2016
With Clinton's loss, Washington groups seek new missions
WASHINGTON - They’re at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but two Washington groups that had been focused squarely on Hillary Clinton now have something in common: preserving their very e...
Dec 07, 2016
Ghana president, longtime opposition leader face off in vote
ACCRA, Ghana - Ghanaians began lining up at polling stations before dawn on Wednesday to elect their next president as the West African nation hopes to reaffirm its reputation as a model of democracy ...
Dec 07, 2016
Study: 'Obamacare' repeal-only would make 30M uninsured
WASHINGTON - Repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law without a replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Wednesday. Separately, a prof...
Dec 07, 2016
Thai prime minister cautions news media on lese majeste law
BANGKOK - Thailand’s prime minister warned Wednesday that the BBC could be prosecuted if an online report published by its Thai-language service about the country’s new king is found to ha...
Dec 07, 2016
UN prosecutors demand life sentence for Gen. Ratko Mladic
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - U.N. prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a life sentence for Gen. Ratko Mladic, telling judges that they should convict and imprison the former Bosnian Serb military chief for o...
Dec 07, 2016
Former Saints running back describes Smith shooting
NEW ORLEANS - Former New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas told a jury Wednesday that he thought a heated argument between retired Saints star Will Smith and an irate driver had cooled - but t...
Dec 07, 2016
Trump is Time magazine's Person of the Year
WASHINGTON - Time magazine on Wednesday named Donald Trump its Person of the Year, bestowing what the president-elect called an “honour” even as he derided the idea that he’ll lead &...
Dec 07, 2016
Remains of 47 victims of plane crash to be sent to Islamabad
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - The remains of the 47 passengers and crew who were killed when a Pakistan International Airlines commuter crashed in the north of the country are being sent to Islamabad for ide...
Dec 07, 2016
