Category Archives: World
Women in Poland strike to protest proposal for abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland - Polish women donned black, waved black flags and took to Poland’s streets in large numbers on Monday, boycotting jobs and classes as part of a nationwide strike to protest a leg...
Oct 3, 2016
Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - Indian and Pakistani troops fired at each other in disputed Kashmir on Monday, as Indian troops searched an army camp elsewhere in the region where suspected militants killed an Indi...
Oct 3, 2016
Taliban attack Afghan city that briefly fell a year ago
KABUL - The Taliban launched a large-scale assault Monday on Kunduz, a northern Afghan city that briefly fell to the insurgents a year ago and was only fully liberated weeks later with the help of U.S...
Oct 3, 2016
US probes Ford vehicles for steering, door latch problems
DETROIT - Two Ford Motor Co. models are under investigation by U.S. safety regulators for problems similar to those that have caused nearly 3 million other Ford vehicles to be recalled. The probes cov...
Oct 3, 2016
Russian intelligence says it detained Ukrainian spy suspect
MOSCOW - The Russian intelligence agency FSB said on Monday it has arrested a Ukrainian journalist who is suspected of spying in Russia. The FSB claimed in a statement that Roman Sushchenko is an offi...
Oct 3, 2016
Automakers report mixed US sales results in September
DETROIT - U.S. auto sales fell slightly in September as demand for new cars and trucks sputtered. Sales dropped 0.5 per cent to 1.4 million in September, according to Autodata Corp. It was the fourth ...
Oct 3, 2016
South Carolina police chief arrested in prostitution sting
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Ten men, including a South Carolina police chief, have been arrested in an undercover prostitution sting in Columbia. The Columbia Police Department says in a statement that the men w...
Oct 3, 2016
Indonesian police investigate porn on electronic billboard
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Police in Indonesia’s capital are investigating the operator of a public video screen that briefly displayed a pornographic movie instead of advertising to passing traffic. ...
Oct 3, 2016
Tear gassing of Greek pensioners adds pressure on government
ATHENS, Greece - Greek police fired tear gas and pepper spray at protesting pensioners who challenged a cordon near the office of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, whose left-wing government faces mounti...
Oct 3, 2016
Clinton tears into Trump on taxes; he says he'll save nation
TOLEDO, Ohio - Hillary Clinton tore into Donald Trump’s tax manoeuvring, business skills and trustworthiness Monday as she sought to capitalize on news that the New York real estate mogul may ha...
Oct 3, 2016
