Category Archives: World

BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania’s government is getting tougher with prisoners who publish books in jail to reduce their sentences, limiting the maximum reduction to 20 days. Previous rules allowed...

SARAJEVO, Bosnia - A childless Bosnian couple have staged and attended their own funeral saying they wanted it to be an opportunity to celebrate life with friends and family. Dragan Maric, 61, and his...

PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Korea marked its “Military First” holiday on Thursday with mass dancing, outdoor concerts and boasts of a successful - and p...

BAGAN, Myanmar - Using brooms and their hands, soldiers and residents of an ancient Myanmar city famous for its historic Buddhist temples began cleaning up debris Thursday from a powerful earthquake t...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Officials have announced the birth of an endangered kangaroo native to Papua New Guinea at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence earlier this year. Zoo Executive Director Jeremy...

SRINAGAR, India - Indian government forces fired shotguns and tear gas in India’s portion of Kashmir on Wednesday to break up new protests demanding an end to Indian rule in the disputed Himalay...

NEW DELHI - Heavy monsoon rains have ended two successive drought years in India with the Ganges River and its tributaries rising above the danger level, triggering evacuation of hundreds of thousands...

ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s state-run news agency says Turkish tanks have crossed into Syria as part of a military operation to free a border town held by the Islamic State group. In its report We...

AKRON, Ohio - Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas filled with white supporters a...

MILWAUKEE - Tigers use a grunt-like snort called chuffing as a greeting, short roars for intimidation and long roars to find mates. Researchers are now trying to use those and other sounds tigers make...