Category Archives: World
Trump convention speech will borrow from Nixon, in a year likened to '68
CLEVELAND - When Donald Trump strides to the stage Thursday night to accept the presidential nomination of Abraham Lincoln’s political party, his address will borrow heavily from a more recent s...
Jul 18, 2016
Judge tosses parts of Cosby's lawsuit over secrecy promises
PHILADELPHIA - A federal judge has pared back a lawsuit in which Bill Cosby claims a woman accusing him of sexual assault, her mother, two lawyers and the publisher of the National Enquirer violated a...
Jul 18, 2016
Police look into Playboy model's post of naked woman at gym
Los Angeles police were investigating after a Playboy model took a photo of a naked woman in a gym locker room and posted it to social media with insulting comments about the woman’s body, autho...
Jul 18, 2016
Global AIDS gains 'inadequate and fragile,' UN chief says
JOHANNESBURG - Actress Charlize Theron, singer Elton John and Prince Harry are joining researchers, activists and policy makers at a global AIDS conference in South Africa this week to debate ways to ...
Jul 18, 2016
New British foreign secretary arrives for first EU meeting
BRUSSELS - New British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who recently likened the European Union to Adolf Hitler’s vision for Europe, came to Brussels Monday to meet for the first time with his E...
Jul 18, 2016
GOP reaches for nuance on race, police after latest unrest
ATLANTA - Some prominent Republican are grappling with how to talk about race relations after a spate of racially tinged gun violence that saw two black men killed by police and attacks by a black sni...
Jul 18, 2016
Philippine leader laments alleged drug links of some Chinese
TANAUAN, Philippines - The Philippines’ crime-fighting president says he plans to ask Chinese officials why some Chinese visitors are allegedly involved in illegal drugs. President Rodrigo Duter...
Jul 18, 2016
China to close part of South China Sea for military exercise
BEIJING - China is closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, the government said Monday, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing’s claim to o...
Jul 18, 2016
Germany: 91 pieces in Gurlitt art trove likely looted art
BERLIN - A foundation evaluating artworks found in the apartment of Cornelius Gurlitt says it’s found 91 so far that were likely looted from Jewish owners during the Third Reich. The government-...
Jul 18, 2016
Trump's convention to feature less glitz, more family
CLEVELAND - Donald Trump once promised a “showbiz” convention, packed with flash, celebrities and a “winner’s night” featuring sports stars and champion coaches. Instead,...
Jul 18, 2016
