Category Archives: World
Japan withholds annual dues to UNESCO
TOKYO - Japan has withheld its annual UNESCO dues, saying it wants to make sure the U.N. body properly functions to foster trust among member nations. Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, asked by a report...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016
Dutch court: Wilders hate speech trial will go ahead
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch court on Friday rejected an appeal by firebrand anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders to throw out his hate speech prosecution before it goes to trial this month. “P...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016
Woman mauled by tiger at Chinese park demands compensation
BEIJING - A woman who was mauled by a tiger after getting out of her car at a Beijing safari park, reportedly because she felt carsick, is demanding compensation of more than 2 million yuan ($300,000)...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016

Trump endorsement by police group exposes divide among ranks
ATLANTA - A national police organization’s endorsement of Donald Trump has exposed a divide within the ranks of law enforcement: Can they support someone who calls himself the law-and-order cand...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016
Early editions of Shakespeare's plays get rare public view
BOSTON - The public is getting a rare peek at first and early editions of some of William Shakespeare’s most beloved plays. The Boston Public Library is commemorating the 400th anniversary of th...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016
Turkey: 3 killed, 12 wounded in separate PKK attacks
ANKARA, Turkey - At least three soldiers were killed and 12 others wounded in three separate roadside bomb attacks blamed on Kurdish rebels in southeastern Turkey on Friday, Turkey’s state-run n...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016
Gunmen kill 3 Pakistani paramilitary troops in Quetta
QUETTA, Pakistan - Gunmen riding on motorcycles in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta shot and killed three paramilitary officers on Friday before fleeing, an official said. The officers were o...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016
South Sudan starves as aid blocked, money spent on fighting
AWEIL, South Sudan - The mother faced an anguished decision: choosing which of her children to save. With hunger gripping this remote region of South Sudan, Elizabeth Athiel could either get urgent me...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016
Militant attack kills 12 Egyptian soldiers in Sinai
EL-ARISH, Egypt - Suspected Islamic militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula attacked an army checkpoint on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding eight, according to security and medical official...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016
United Airlines systems outage causes delays globally
Passengers on United Airlines reported long delays after the latest in a long line of technology problems at the nation’s biggest carriers. United said Friday that it had fixed the overnight iss...
Kayla Derkach Oct 14, 2016

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