Category Archives: World

LONDON - Prosecutors were finally able to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Monday about a possible sex crime in Sweden six years ago. They did not comment on the closed-door proceedings at th...

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria’s prime minister handed in his resignation to parliament Monday after results showed his party losing badly in the presidential runoff, opening the way for an early pa...

MARRAKECH, Morocco - The U.N. weather agency says 2016 is set to break the record for the hottest year since measurements began in the 19th century. The World Meteorological Organization said Monday t...

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Transgender people and gay activists from across Indonesia have defied a wave of hatred against sexual minorities to crown a Miss Transgender at a national pageant held in absolut...

BURIRAM, Thailand - A fuzzy-headed baby sarus crane hatched on a rural farm this fall offers a glimmer of hope for wildlife conservationists, organic farming advocates and a nation grieving after the ...

SHERIDAN, Ill. - U.S. prisons are experimenting with a high-priced monthly injection that could help addicted inmates stay off opioids after they are released, but skeptics question its effectiveness ...

CHICAGO - The voters who made possible Donald Trump’s victory included people who consider themselves moderates and came around to Trump after supporting other candidates. Some live in the ̶...

SHANGHAI - Brad Pitt made his first promotional appearance for a movie in China since reportedly being banned over a film about Tibet almost 20 years ago. He spent 40 minutes giving autographs to Chin...

WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump’s tough-talking plan to rein in illegal immigration showed signs of cracking on Sunday, with the president-elect seemingly backing off his vow to build ...

WASHINGTON - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has emerged as the favourite to serve as secretary of state in Donald Trump’s incoming administration, a senior Trump official said on Monday - a...