Category Archives: World

VIENNA - An Austrian legal official says that U.S. rapper Freddie Gibbs has posted bail and been released from custody after being charged with sexual abuse. He and a body guard have been indicted for...

CHICAGO - Seven Chicago police officers should be fired for filing false reports in the fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald in 2014, the police superintendent said Thursday, in a move aim...

BENGHAZI, Libya - Islamic State suicide bombers attacked Libya’s pro-government forces in the IS group’s former stronghold city of Sirte on Thursday, detonating two cars bombs that killed ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The option to hail a ride in a self-driving car, which was science fiction just a few years ago, will soon be available to Uber users in Pittsburgh, the first time the technology has b...

WASHINGTON - Fewer people sought U.S. unemployment benefits last week, evidence that layoffs are scarce and employers are likely hiring at a solid clip. The Labor Department says that weekly applicati...

LONDON - Britain’s race-relations watchdog says racists are using the country’s vote to leave the European Union to legitimize their hatred. Police forces reported a rise in reports of hat...

BERLIN - German prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against a 22-year-old man accused of joining the Islamic State group in Syria and appearing in propaganda videos. Federal prosecutors said Thur...

KABUL - Soheila Hashemi has hardly slept since a suicide bomber targeted a rally in the Afghan capital last month, killing more than 80 people and wounding scores in the deadliest attack in Kabul sinc...

BEIJING - A top Chinese military officer visited Syria this week in a show of support for President Bashar Assad’s embattled regime, official media reported Thursday, underscoring Beijing’...

HANOI, Vietnam - Two top provincial officials in northern Vietnam have been fatally shot by a fellow official in a rare such incident in a communist country where guns are strictly controlled, state m...