Category Archives: World
The Latest: Pence says 'hearts go out' to Ohio State victims
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Latest on an attack at the Ohio State University campus (all times local): 7:50 p.m. Republican Vice-President-elect Mike Pence says his team’s “hearts go out to the f...
Nov 28, 2016
Terrorism suspected in car-and-knife attack at Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A Somali-born Ohio State University student plowed his car into a group of pedestrians on campus and then got out and began stabbing people with a butcher knife Monday before he was s...
Nov 28, 2016
Trade body says Boeing was offered illegal tax breaks in US
GENEVA - U.S. plane maker Boeing received major illegal tax breaks from Washington state, a world trade body ruled Monday, adding that the federal government should now take action to end that support...
Nov 28, 2016
Dictionary.com's word of the year is 'xenophobia'
NEW YORK - You might have thought about it, heard it. A lot. You might have even felt it: Dictionary.com’s word of the year is “xenophobia.” While it’s difficult to get at exac...
Nov 28, 2016
Morocco TV show apologizes for advising makeup to hide abuse
RABAT, Morocco - After a wave of criticism, a Moroccan TV show devoted to women’s issues apologized on Monday for airing a makeup tutorial that offered tips on using cosmetics to disguise signs ...
Nov 28, 2016
Asian markets mixed amid fears over oil, Italy's referendum
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as concerns over an OPEC oil production cut and Italy’s constitutional referendum cast a pall on the markets. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai...
Nov 28, 2016
New UN chief says better training needed for peacekeepers
BEIJING - The United Nations’ incoming secretary-general said Monday that he wants U.N. peacekeepers to be better trained and more respectful of human rights, amid pressure on the organization t...
Nov 28, 2016
5,000 fish in ice at Japan skating rink sparks uproar
TOKYO - An amusement park in western Japan sparked an uproar after it displayed about 5,000 dead fish in the ice at a skating rink, forcing the park to close the attraction. Space World received a flo...
Nov 28, 2016
5,000 fish in ice at Japan skating rink cause uproar
TOKYO - About 5,000 dead fish packed in the ice at a skating rink in western Japan are causing an uproar. Space World amusement park closed the attraction Sunday after a flood of criticism on social m...
Nov 28, 2016
New UN chief says better training needed for peacekeepers
BEIJING - The United Nations’ incoming secretary-general said Monday that he wants U.N. peacekeepers to be better trained and more respectful of human rights, amid pressure on the organization t...
Nov 28, 2016
