Category Archives: World
Pilot fired in Indonesia after alleged attempt to fly drunk
JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian budget airline has fired a pilot who was suspected of trying to fly a plane while he was drunk. Citilink President Director Albert Burhan also announced Friday that ...
Dec 30, 2016
Ferdy Kuebler, 1950 Tour de France champion, dies at 97
LONDON - Ferdy Kuebler, who came back from injury and the interruption of World War II to win the 1950 Tour de France, has died. He was 97. The Swiss won an epic battle with French rider Louison Bobet...
Dec 30, 2016
Putin says Russia won't oust US diplomats in hacking flap
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia but said Moscow will not retaliate by expelling American diplomats. U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday...
Dec 30, 2016
Volcano in Alaska Aleutian islands erupts again
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A volcano on a remote island in Alaska’s Aleutian chain has erupted again, prompting an aviation alert. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says the Bogoslof (BOH-goh-slawf) volca...
Dec 30, 2016
Coast Guard suspends search for missing plane with 6 onboard
CLEVELAND - The U.S. Coast Guard on Friday suspended its search for an airplane that was carrying a beverage distribution company executive and five other people when it vanished over Lake Erie shortl...
Dec 30, 2016
Shootings drive up number of police killed in line of duty
Ambushes in Dallas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and other shootings around the country led to a sharp increase in the number of police killed in the line of duty this year. From Jan. 1 through Wednesda...
Dec 30, 2016
Russia, brushing off Obama, looks to friendlier Donald Trump
HONOLULU - Stung by new punishments, Russia is looking straight past President Barack Obama to Donald Trump in hopes the president-elect will reverse the tough U.S. stance toward Moscow of the last ei...
Dec 30, 2016
After dead birds arrive in mail, woman gets living canaries
The carnage of broken wings and dead canaries that arrived in an Alabama woman’s mail have been replaced by the cheerful chirps of brand new birds - live ones. The U.S. Postal Service says it pa...
Dec 30, 2016
Asian stock markets mixed on final trading day of 2016
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Asian stock markets were mixed Friday with little economic news to move the markets on the final trading day of 2016. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.2 per c...
Dec 30, 2016
At least 10 killed in mine collapse in eastern India
PATNA, India - A coal mine collapse in eastern India killed at least 10 workers and 13 others may be trapped by the mound of fallen earth, police said Friday. The collapse happened late Thursday but h...
Dec 30, 2016