Category Archives: World
Correction: Davos Forum story
DAVOS, Switzerland - In a story Jan. 15 about the World Economic Forum, The Associated Press erroneously reported John Drzik’s title as president of the global insurance and risk management firm...
Jan 15, 2017
Defunding Planned Parenthood could harm Iowa social program
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa’s governor has proposed cutting funding for needy kids as part of his plan to defund Planned Parenthood, a rare step even as Republican-dominated states grapple with whet...
Jan 15, 2017
South Sudan claims mandate has expired for more UN troops
KAMPALA, Uganda - South Sudan’s government is claiming that the U.N. Security Council mandate to send a new contingent of 4,000 peacekeepers to boost the existing force has expired. Minister of ...
Jan 15, 2017
Turkey detains 9 colonels in north Cyprus for Gulen ties
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s state-run news agency says nine Turkish colonels have been detained in northern Cyprus as part of the investigation into the movement allegedly responsible for a failed coup ...
Jan 15, 2017
Milan fashion houses seek out their roots in new collections
MILAN - This is the season of renewal, with new faces at some of Milan’s top fashion brands. New creative directors made their debuts Sunday during the second day of Milan Fashion Week at Salvat...
Jan 15, 2017
Israel says Nazi camp excavations unearth link to Anne Frank
JERUSALEM - Researchers excavating the remains of one of the most notorious Nazi death camps have uncovered a pendant that appears identical to one belonging to Anne Frank, Israel’s Yad Vashem H...
Jan 15, 2017
Kremlin counts days to Trump's inauguration, blasts Obama
MOSCOW - With eager anticipation, the Kremlin is counting the days to Donald Trump’s inauguration and venting its anger at Barack Obama’s outgoing administration, no holds barred. Careful ...
Jan 15, 2017
Crisis warnings sound as EU gears up for new migrant wave
VALLETTA, Malta - Tens of thousands of people seeking better lives are expected to trek across deserts and board unseaworthy boats in war-torn Libya this year in a desperate effort to reach European s...
Jan 15, 2017
Widow of slain Oregon standoff leader carries on his mission
SALEM, Ore. - Leaders of an armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in rural Oregon were driving to a public meeting a year ago when police shot and killed one of them at a roadblock. Now, LaVoy...
Jan 15, 2017
Nowhere left to run away to: The final days of the circus
SARASOTA, Fla. - Goodbye to death-defying feats - daring young men (and women) on the flying trapeze, whip-wielding lion tamers, human cannonballs. Goodbye to the scent of peanuts and popcorn, the thr...
Jan 15, 2017