Category Archives: World

HAT YAI, Thailand - A homemade bomb planted in a road killed three police officers Friday in insurgency-plagued southern Thailand, officials said. Pongsak Khaonuan, a police investigator in Yala provi...

HAMILTON, Bermuda - People in Bermuda were being urged Friday to stock up on emergency supplies and prepare for rough weather as Tropical Storm Karl was on track to pass to the east of the Atlantic Oc...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An advocacy group has called for the immediate release of two Iranian journalists detained in Tehran. The Committee to Protect Journalists issued a statement early Friday...

ANKARA, Turkey - A passenger assaulted a driver with an umbrella on a bus in Istanbul on Friday, causing him to lose control, veer out of the bus lane and crash into oncoming traffic, officials said. ...

KATHMANDU, Nepal - The bodies of a Spanish trekker and two Nepalese guides were recovered from a landslide and flown to Nepal’s capital Friday, while 15 other victims were being treated at a hos...

PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - And the envelope, please! This year’s Pyongyang International Film Festival wrapped up Friday with top honours going to - wait for it - ...

CLARION, Pa. - A university in Pennsylvania is allowing students and workers to use nicknames on some campus records, including student identification cards and emails, in an effort to better allow th...

TOKYO - Brian May, guitarist of British rock group Queen, is taking a stand against Japan’s dolphin killing, saying the slaughter of animals should end in the same way society has turned against...

NEW YORK - In a New York hotel room earlier this week, Russia thought it was close to a deal with the U.S. to revive a cease-fire deal for Syria. A three-day period of calm would go into effect, accom...

HAGATNA, Guam - Guam Gov. Eddie Calvo said Friday he signed a bill that would lift the statute of limitations on child sex abuse charges for civil cases, a move that Catholic leaders say could bankrup...