Category Archives: World

BERLIN - A senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel says he’s open to launching a parliamentary inquiry into whether authorities made mistakes in handling the Tunisian man who drove a truc...

TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas is working on new guidelines for how to handle situations where a wild animal is being kept as a pet after game wardens were criticized for shooting a family’s pet deer. It...

BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing as she awaits Donald Trump’s inauguration that the world’s problems need solving in co-operation, rather than by each country individu...

WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump’s meetings with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers concerned about the possible erosion of a firew...

WALTERBORO, S.C. - Neighbours knew them for years as a church-going mother and her polite teenage daughter before police swarmed Gloria Williams’ home in this small, quiet South Carolina city. W...

MOSUL, Iraq - Iraqi forces have won a string of swift territorial gains in Mosul in the fight against the Islamic State group after months of slow progress, with a senior officer on Saturday laying cl...

BEIRUT - Islamic State militants launched their biggest assault in a year on government-held areas of the contested city of Deir el-Zour Saturday, attacking from several fronts and triggering intense ...

WASHINGTON - A story widely shared online that claims President Barack Obama’s mother-in-law will receive a lifetime government pension is false. The post published by The Boston Tribune, a sati...

WASHINGTON - It’s the great port-a-potty coverup for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Workers preparing for the inauguration Jan. 20 have taped over the name of the company - &...

PASADENA, Calif. - A roundup of news Friday from the Television Critics Association winter meeting, at which TV networks and streaming services are presenting details on upcoming programs. ____ UNDERG...