Category Archives: World
Region to send in troops if Gambia president won't step down
LAGOS, Nigeria - West African leaders will send troops into Gambia if its longtime ruler who lost elections does not step down next month, the president of the Economic Community of West African State...
Dec 23, 2016
The Latest: Man accused in road rage case pleads not guilty
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Latest on the arrest of a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old boy in Little Rock (all times local): 12:10 p.m. A man accused in the fatal shooting of a 3-year-old boy...
Dec 23, 2016
A Pakistani girl is snatched away, payment for a family debt
MIRPUR KHAS, Pakistan - The mother rummages through a large metal trunk, searching for a picture of her young daughter taken away in the night to be the bride of a man who says the family owed him $1,...
Dec 23, 2016
Putin praises Trump's judgment, rejects hacking claims
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced hope Friday that frayed relations with the U.S. will improve once Donald Trump becomes president despite his pledge to strengthen the U.S.’s nucl...
Dec 23, 2016
The Latest: Flights resume at Malta Airport after hijacking
VALLETTA, Malta - The Latest on the apparent hijacking of a Libyan plane that landed in Malta (all times local): 7:25 p.m. Malta International Airport says operations are returning to normal after a h...
Dec 23, 2016
The Latest: Mother of Berlin attacker: Who was behind him?
MILAN - The Latest on the investigation into the deadly truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market (all times local): 8:40 p.m. The mother of Berlin attack suspect Anis Amri, mourning his death at the ...
Dec 23, 2016
The Latest: Putin wants to visit US, pending Trump invite
MOSCOW - The Latest on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s end-of-year press conference (all times local): 4:15 p.m. Russian President Vladimir Putin says he would be willing to visit the United ...
Dec 23, 2016
Iranian guns down 10 relatives in shooting rampage
TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian media says a 26-year-old man has gunned down 10 relatives in a rare shooting rampage. The semi-official ISNA news agency reported the shooting on Friday, saying it occurred the ...
Dec 23, 2016
Malta: Too early to say if plane hijackers had terror ties
VALLETTA, Malta - It’s too early to say whether the two Libyan men who hijacked a Libyan plane with 117 people on board and diverted it to Malta had any links to terror groups, Malta’s pol...
Dec 23, 2016
China 'closely following' Trump comments on nuclear policy
BEIJING - China said Friday that countries with the largest nuclear arsenals should take the lead in disarmament, after President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they want...
Dec 23, 2016