Category Archives: World
NewsAlert: news agency: 19 dead, 20 injured in knife attack outside Tokyo
SAGAMIHARA, Japan - Japanese news agency: 19 dead, 20 injured in knife attack outside Tokyo. More coming. The Associated Press
Jul 25, 2016
Japan police send suspect in stabbing spree to prosecutors
SAGAMIHARA, Japan - The suspect in a mass stabbing attack that left 19 people dead at a facility for the mentally disabled in Japan was being transferred Wednesday from a local police station to the p...
Jul 25, 2016
US approves release of last Russian held at Guantanamo
MIAMI - A former ballet dancer and member of the Russian military who has been imprisoned as an enemy combatant at Guantanamo for nearly 14 years was given notice Monday that a review board has approv...
Jul 25, 2016
In their own words: The Sanders supporters who won't vote Democrat
PHILADELPHIA - Diehard Bernie Sanders supporters were protesting Monday outside the Democratic convention, expressing overwhelming opposition to voting for the party - even if it means electing Donald...
Jul 25, 2016
Turkey renames Bosporus Bridge '15th July Martyrs' Bridge'
ISTANBUL - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says Istanbul’s Bosporus Bridge will be renamed “July 15th Martyrs’ Bridge” in honour of civilians who died resisting Turkey&#...
Jul 25, 2016
Man charged in Utah rail worker's killing found dead in jail
SALT LAKE CITY - Adding a new twist to an already bizarre kidnapping and murder case, a man charged in the killing of a Utah train worker has died after hanging himself in jail with a bedsheet, author...
Jul 25, 2016
Tim LaHaye, author of "Left Behind" end-times novels, dies
The Rev. Tim LaHaye, co-author of the “Left Behind” series, a multimillion-selling literary juggernaut that brought end-times prophecy into mainstream bookstores, died Monday. He was 90. L...
Jul 25, 2016
Man leads police on Washington state chase due to boredom
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Sheriff’s officials say a Washington state man led police on a chase across two counties because he was bored. The News Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/29ZMLsv ) that the 30-year...
Jul 25, 2016
Never naming names, Clinton slams Trump's foreign policy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Hillary Clinton offered a scathing critique of Donald Trump’s foreign policy on Monday, casting her Republican presidential rival as disrespectful of America’s role in th...
Jul 25, 2016
What Verizon's acquisition means for Yahoo users
NEW YORK - If you have a Yahoo email account or regularly visit services like Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Sports, you might be wondering what will happen to the once-venerable brand once Verizon takes ove...
Jul 25, 2016
