Category Archives: World

LONDON - Britain’s Channel 5 has removed an episode of children’s series Fireman Sam from its streaming site after a character appeared to tread on a page of the Qur'an. HIT Entertainment,...

TOKYO - “Pokemon Go” players are descending on an atomic bomb memorial park in Hiroshima, and officials of the western Japanese city are displeased. They have asked game developer Niantic ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A problem in the engine room led to flooding on board a fishing boat off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, forcing the crew to abandon ship, the Coast Guard said Wednesday. The 46 c...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia Airlines has agreed to buy up to 50 Boeing Max planes in a deal worth $2.75 billion as part of its fleet renewal and says it hopes for a listing on the stock exchange...

PHILADELPHIA - Meet the new Hillary Clinton, repackaged and updated from previous versions. But will voters notice or care? After decades in the public eye, Clinton is being presented to Americans aga...

DAMASCUS, Syria - A suicide bomber riding an empty livestock truck laden with explosives blew himself up Wednesday in a crowded district in the predominantly Kurdish town of Qamishli in northern Syria...

NEW ORLEANS - Shooting deaths of law enforcement officers spiked 78 per cent in the first half of 2016 compared to last year, including an alarming increase in ambush-style assaults like the ones that...

WASHINGTON - After terrorism fears permeated Republican speeches a week ago, Democrats have barely mentioned the Islamic State group through two days of their convention. That is perhaps a result of t...

NEW DELHI - “Pokemon Go” has yet to officially arrive in India, but that’s not stopping people there from playing the highly addictive online game. Many fans of the augmented-reality...

BIG SUR, Calif. - The operator of a bulldozer was killed when it rolled over during the fight against a wildfire near Big Sur that has destroyed 20 homes and spread across more than 36 square miles (9...