Category Archives: World
Trump says US should let China keep the drone
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday on Twitter the United States should let China keep the U.S. Navy’s unmanned underwater glider that it seized in the South China Sea. ̶...
Dec 17, 2016
Woman dies after tree falls on wedding party in California
WHITTIER, Calif. - A woman was killed and five others were injured when a large eucalyptus tree fell on a wedding party taking photographs at a Southern California park Saturday, authorities said. Sev...
Dec 17, 2016
Indonesian C-130 military plane crashes in Papua, killing 13
JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian military Hercules C-130 transport plane crashed Sunday in the easternmost province of Papua, killing all 13 people on board. Air force chief of staff Agus Supriatna ...
Dec 17, 2016
Alaskans plunge into 32-degree water in annual event
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - More than a thousand people in Alaska on Saturday dressed up as elves or in other elaborate costumes while some stripped down to barely anything to take part in a polar plunge. The...
Dec 17, 2016
Venezuela extends use of 100-bolivar bill following protests
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s government on Saturday extended the use of its 100-bolivar bill until Jan. 2, after its decision to pull the banknote out of circulation left the country largely...
Dec 17, 2016
Henry Heimlich, life-saving manoeuvr creator, dies at 96
CINCINNATI - The surgeon who created the life-saving Heimlich manoeuvr for choking victims died early Saturday in Cincinnati. Dr. Henry Heimlich was 96. His son, Phil, said he died at Christ Hospital ...
Dec 17, 2016
Owners want recipes from hot dog shop known from 'M.A.S.H.'
TOLEDO, Ohio - A feud over recipes from an Ohio hot dog eatery made famous on the TV series “M.A.S.H.” is back in court. The owners of Tony Packo’s, in Toledo, have filed a complaint...
Dec 17, 2016
Strain on forgiveness after church massacre, other killings
The victims’ families spoke words of forgiveness in Charleston after nine black people were massacred in a historic church by Dylann Roof, a white man who harboured dreams of launching a race wa...
Dec 17, 2016
Deal reached that could restart Aleppo evacuation
BEIRUT - Rebel and government forces agreed Saturday to allow “humanitarian cases” to leave two besieged government-held Shiite villages in northwestern Syria, a step that would allow the ...
Dec 17, 2016
Police find ETA weapons trove in southern France, arrest 5
MADRID - Spanish and French police have made five arrests after discovering a suspected weapons trove for the Basque militant group ETA in southern France, the French interior minister said Saturday. ...
Dec 17, 2016