Category Archives: World

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...

BOSTON - Did notorious gangster Al Capone have a soft spot? An intimate letter he penned from prison suggests the ruthless racketeer could handle tenderness almost as skillfully as his Tommy Gun. The ...

PITTSBURGH - Police are encouraging caution amid a rash of public complaints and social media reports in a number of states of people dressed like clowns and acting suspiciously, even if they think ma...