Category Archives: World

BERLIN - The man who attacked passengers on a crowded Swiss train with a knife and burning liquid died of his wounds Sunday, as did one of his victims, a 34-year-old woman, Swiss police said. Three ot...

FLINT, Mich. - A federal emergency declaration over Flint’s lead-tainted water crisis ended Sunday, but state officials said work continues to fix the drinking water system and provide services ...

ATLANTA - In a story Aug. 14 about the fatal shooting of a police officer in Eastman, Georgia, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, reported er...

BATON ROUGE, La. - Robert and Gwen Arceneaux endured a sleepless night Sunday after noticing floodwater creeping into their home - in a neighbourhood that had never seen water before. They gathered up...

MILWAUKEE - Police said one person was shot at a Milwaukee protest on Sunday and officers used an armoured vehicle to retrieve the injured victim and take the person to a hospital, as tense skirmishes...

HAVANA - Fidel Castro thanked Cubans for their well-wishes on his 90th birthday and criticized President Barack Obama in a lengthy letter published in state media. He appeared but did not speak at a g...

NEW YORK - The daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish Sunday among Bangladeshi Muslims in a New York City neighbourhood, with some saying the killings appear to...

RALEIGH, N.C. - A busy North Carolina shopping mall reopened for business Sunday as police continued investigating reports of gunfire that sent shoppers running in fear or left them hiding inside stor...

RIO DE JANEIRO - The IAAF says it has banned the only Russian in Olympic track and field from competition and that she is appealing the ruling. IAAF spokesman Yannis Nikolaou tells The Associated Pres...

BERLIN - Police in Switzerland say a Swiss man set a fire and stabbed people on a train in the country’s northeast, wounding six people as well as himself. Police in St. Gallen canton (state) sa...