Category Archives: World

PALM BEACH, Fla. - Injecting the first diversity into his Cabinet-to-be, Donald Trump selected two Republican women on Wednesday who had unflattering things to say about him during the presidential ca...

MELBOURNE, Australia - Three patients remained critically ill on Thursday, three days after a rare condition known as thunderstorm asthma killed four people and sent hundreds to hospitals in Australia...

HAARLEM, Netherlands - A rare handwritten poem signed by Anne Frank sold at auction Wednesday for 140,000 euros ($148,620). In a sign of the enduring popularity of the Jewish diarist who became a symb...

BEIJING - China confirmed Wednesday it will prosecute three Australian casino employees who were detained last month on suspicion of violating strict Chinese gambling regulations. The three employees ...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she’s not happy about the possible demise of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, which President-elect Donald Trump wants to pu...

SALEM, Mass. - A Massachusetts college says an art exhibit has been temporarily suspended after students complained about a painting that depicted several members of the Ku Klux Klan. Salem State Univ...

MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Indian troops fired on a Pakistani passenger bus in Kashmir on Wednesday, killing 10 civilians in one of the deadliest incidents in weeks of violence in the disputed Himalayan...

BEIJING - Global stock markets were mostly higher Wednesday after a post-U.S. election rally drove the Dow Jones industrial average to a new high. KEEPING SCORE: Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.6 per ...

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia - Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said Wednesday he has “no worries” about Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president, adding that he expects the ...

FRESNO, Calif. - Utility workers in Fresno have rescued a cat that was stuck atop a 45-foot-high power pole for nine days. The Fresno Bee reports (http://bit.ly/2fD6MbH) Pacific Gas and Electric Co. l...