Category Archives: World
Minority Dem delegates frustrated with 'Bernie or Bust'
PHILADELPHIA - As most Democrats rally around Hillary Clinton, the lingering “Bernie or Bust” movement is stirring frustration at the party’s convention among delegates of colour, wh...
Jul 29, 2016
2 dozen Chinese relatives of MH370 passengers stage protest
BEIJING - About two dozen Chinese relatives of passengers aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Friday staged a small protest outside China’s Foreign Ministry calling on governments...
Jul 28, 2016
Indonesia executes 4 people convicted of drug crimes
CILACAP, Indonesia - Indonesia executed four people convicted of drug crimes on Friday despite international protests and said it would decide later when as many as 10 others are put to death. One Ind...
Jul 28, 2016
Huge, once-hated fish now seen as weapon against Asian carp
CHICAGO - It’s a toothy giant that can grow longer than a horse and heavier than a refrigerator, a fearsome-looking prehistoric fish that plied U.S. waters from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois un...
Jul 28, 2016
Police, protesters at DNC praised for restraint, courtesy
PHILADELPHIA - They came. They protested. They got their message out. And now that they’re headed home, thousands of protesters who came to Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention sa...
Jul 28, 2016
Taiwan driver in deadly bus crash was drunk, police say
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The driver of a Taiwanese tour bus that crashed and burst into flames killing all 26 on board, including 23 Chinese tourists, was driving drunk, investigators said Friday. Police coro...
Jul 28, 2016
Takeaways: Clinton's big moment wraps up convention
PHILADELPHIA - It was a moment America had never seen: a woman accepting a major party’s nomination for president. Hillary Clinton accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday, pledging to unite ...
Jul 28, 2016
35 beachgoers stung by rays in San Diego County
CORONADO, Calif. - Authorities say 35 beachgoers have been stung by stingrays in San Diego County. People wading in the Pacific Ocean encountered the rays throughout the day Thursday in Coronado. Life...
Jul 28, 2016
Clinton using convention to send message to wary GOP voters
PHILADELPHIA - Long a lightning rod on the right, Hillary Clinton is making a targeted appeal to Republicans who challenge Donald Trump’s claim to the conservative mantle and fear his possible p...
Jul 28, 2016
Father of fallen Muslim soldier blasts Trump at convention
WASHINGTON - The father of a Muslim American soldier killed in Iraq posed a question to Donald Trump: Have you read the Constitution? To rapturous cheers, Pakistan-born Khizr Khan fiercely attacked th...
Jul 28, 2016
