Category Archives: World

MADISON, Maine - A parrot that can do a wolf whistle and sometimes sounds like R2-D2 from the “Star Wars” films is on the loose in Maine. Oscar Cornejo tells The Morning Sentinel (http://b...

KHARTOUM, Sudan - South Sudan’s former rebel leader and vice-president who fled the country last week has re-emerged in neighbouring Sudan, which announced Tuesday that he had needed “urge...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A central Arkansas city is effectively operating a debtors’ prison that imposes hefty fines and jail time for thousands of poor people whose checks bounce and infringes on th...

WILLIAMSBURG, Mass. - The health board in a small Massachusetts town says it can’t order a resident to remove the port-a-potties flanking his driveway despite the objections of neighbours. The t...

NEW YORK - A former Fox News host has sued the network, its ousted chairman and other top executives, claiming they retaliated after she detailed unwanted sexual advances made by her onetime boss, Rog...

NEW YORK - McDonald’s is recalling millions of fitness bands that had been given away in Happy Meals because they might cause skin irritation or burns to children. The fast-food chain said last ...

WASHINGTON - Americans stepped up their purchases of new homes in July to the fastest pace in nearly nine years, the latest sign that low mortgage rates and a solid job market are helping support the ...

ALIQUIPPA, Pa. - A Pennsylvania couple is offering a $500 reward for the safe return of their missing potbellied pig, who also serves as a therapy animal. The Vietnamese potbellied pig named Charlotte...

KABUL - An American soldier was killed and another wounded by a roadside bomb on Tuesday during an operation in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, the U.S. military said. The military̵...

SAN FRANCISCO - Police are searching for a man who bit off a bartender’s finger after being kicked out of a San Francisco bar at closing time. Officer Carlos Manfredi said Monday that the suspec...