Category Archives: World

KABUL - Afghanistan has no plans to revive a peace process aimed at bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table after a four-nation effort earlier this year produced no results, Afghan officials sai...

KABUL - A leading international rights group said Thursday that an estimated quarter of all Afghan children work for a living yet the government fails to protect them from injury, death or exploitatio...

WASHINGTON - Prices charged by U.S. producers rose in June at the fastest pace in 13 months, reflecting a big jump in the price of gasoline and other energy products. The Labor Department says that it...

BAGHDAD - Iraq on Thursday marked the anniversary of the 1958 overthrow of the monarchy and recent victories over the extremist Islamic State group with a military parade staged in central Baghdad ami...

VIENNA - An Austrian court has found a Serbian-born Islamic preacher guilty of recruiting men to fight for the extremist Islamic State group and related crimes and sentenced him to 20 years in prison....

PAMPLONA, Spain - Nine people suffered bruises and cuts but no one was gored in the final running of the bulls at Pamplona’s San Fermin festival, Spanish officials said Thursday, The run produce...

HONOLULU - “Dog the Bounty Hunter” reality TV star Duane “Dog” Chapman’s bail bonds business owes Hawaii $35,500, the state attorney general said Wednesday. “Bail b...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The seaside South Korean city of Sokcho is enjoying a surge of visitors who are wandering the streets at all hours as they look at their smartphones. Why? It appears to be ...

PORTLAND, Maine - The U.S. Senate says September 25 should once again be designated as National Lobster Day in honour of New England’s most celebrated crustacean. New England senators made the r...

BRUSSELS - The European Union has opened a new front in its battle with Google, accusing the technology giant of abusing its dominant position in the online search market to benefit its own comparison...