Category Archives: World
As Helmand risks falling to the Taliban, Afghans blame graft
KABUL - For the past month, the Taliban have held control over most of Afghanistan’s Helmand province, where the majority of the world’s opium is grown - and as insurgent attacks intensify...
Oct 12, 2016
Egypt finds other sources after halt in Saudi fuel shipments
CAIRO - Egypt says it has secured fuel imports to make up for a shortfall caused by Saudi Arabia’s abrupt decision to halt previously agreed shipments, avoiding a potentially politically costly ...
Oct 12, 2016
Police describe conditions inside SUV after toddler's death
BRUNSWICK, Ga. - A police officer testified Wednesday that he smelled “the odour of death” emanating from the SUV where 22-month-old Cooper Harris died in the heat. Testimony resumed Wedne...
Oct 12, 2016
Burundi lawmakers vote to withdraw from ICC; would be 1st
KIGALI, Rwanda - Lawmakers in Burundi overwhelmingly voted Wednesday in support of a plan to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, something no country has ever done. The decision escalates ...
Oct 12, 2016
Drake nabs 12 Soul Train Awards nominations; Beyoncé gets 8
NEW YORK - Drake has nabbed 12 nominations for the 2016 Soul Train Awards. Nominations for the rapper-singer, who cancelled three shows this week due to an ankle injury, include video, album/mixtape a...
Oct 12, 2016
Hurricane Nicole pummels Bermuda with wind, then spins away
HAMILTON, Bermuda - Hurricane Nicole roared across Bermuda on Thursday, pummeling the resort island with winds up to 115 mph that snapped trees and peeled off roofs before the storm spun away into ope...
Oct 12, 2016
Extensive blackout in Tokyo hits trains, government offices
TOKYO - An extensive blackout struck Tokyo on Wednesday, affecting government offices and halting trains in the Japanese capital just before the evening rush hour. Tokyo Electric Power Co., a utility ...
Oct 12, 2016
Airstrike hits market in Syria's Aleppo, killing 15
BEIRUT - An airstrike hit the biggest market on the rebel-held side of Syria’s Aleppo on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and levelling buildings as rescuers were still sifting through the ...
Oct 12, 2016
UN human rights chief: Trump would be 'dangerous' if elected
GENEVA - U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be “dangerous from an international point of view” if elected, the U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday, defiantly doub...
Oct 12, 2016
Toyota recalls 340,000 Prius hybrid cars for faulty brakes
TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 340,000 gas-electric hybrid Prius cars around the world 212,000 of them in Japan and 94,000 in North America, for a defect in their parking brakes. Japanese aut...
Oct 12, 2016
