Category Archives: World
Brazil's Temer calls killings of 60 inmates "an accident"
RIO DE JANEIRO - After days of silence, Brazilian President Michel Temer said on Thursday that the killing of 60 inmates in two Amazon prisons was a “dreadful accident” and that public age...
Jan 05, 2017
After verdict, Israeli military at odds with politicians
JERUSALEM - The Israeli military, which has battled foes on all of the country’s borders, is now facing a challenge from within: nationalist politicians who are openly disagreeing with army comm...
Jan 05, 2017
Corzine to pay $5M penalty to resolve MF Global case
WASHINGTON - Jon Corzine, the former New Jersey governor who led the collapsed brokerage MF Global, has been ordered to pay a $5 million penalty for his role in the firm’s alleged illegal use of...
Jan 05, 2017
McDonald's drive-thru had some horses, 'E-I-E-I ... whoa!'
POWELL, Wyo. - Two Wyoming boys, a little bored over their holiday break, saddled up for a trip to McDonald’s and a goat followed along: “E-I-E-I … whoa!” Joel Perez, 15, and T...
Jan 05, 2017
Trump, amid legal battles, gives deposition against chef
NEW YORK - President-elect Donald Trump gave a videotaped deposition on Thursday for a lawsuit stemming from a clash with a celebrity restaurateur at his new Washington hotel. It was a rare legal proc...
Jan 05, 2017
France honours victims 2 years after Charlie Hebdo attacks
PARIS - French officials have honoured the 17 victims killed in attacks by Islamic extremists on satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, a kosher market and police almost two years ago. Interior Minister B...
Jan 05, 2017
Jordan says moving US Embassy to Jerusalem is 'red line'
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan’s government spokesman warned on Thursday of “catastrophic” repercussions if President-elect Donald Trump makes good on a campaign promise to move the U.S. Emb...
Jan 05, 2017
Police: Principal admits stealing nude images from students
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A fired Kentucky high school principal has admitted to seizing students’ phones so that he could steal pornographic images and trade them online, investigators said. Stephen Ky...
Jan 05, 2017
Parents of twins in dresser video deny hoax accusations
NEW YORK - The Utah parents of a 2-year-old boy who was captured on a nanny cam pushing a fallen dresser off of his twin brother are defending themselves against claims that the video was a hoax. The ...
Jan 05, 2017
Jill Saward, campaigner against sexual violence, dies at 51
LONDON - Jill Saward, a survivor of rape who became a powerful British campaigner against sexual violence, has died. She was 51. Saward’s family said she died Thursday at a hospital in Wolverham...
Jan 05, 2017