Category Archives: World

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The nation’s vice-president and a retired Marine Corps general were among the dignitaries, family members and other mourners who choked up Saturday during a memorial tribute to ...

DES MOINES, Iowa - With Ivanka Trump, the typically minor role of a first daughter could get a major makeover. She was a key player in her father’s winning campaign, and people are closely watch...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Dylann Roof doesn’t want jurors to consider his mental health when they decide next month whether he should face the death penalty for killing nine black Charleston church worsh...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - There were three reports of dirty water before the 300,000 residents of Corpus Christi were told not to drink the city’s water due to a chemical leak at an asphalt plant,...

LONDON - Norman the booby bird may have clocked up the most unlikely air miles in aviation history. The red-footed booby, a native of tropical zones, was discovered on a southern English beach Sept. 4...

PARIS - The Eiffel Tower has closed for a fifth day in a strike over working conditions - causing disappointment for scores of tourists. The monument’s management apologized Saturday to the visi...

CONCORD, N.H. - Drug overdose deaths have increased by 33 per cent in the past five years across the country, with some states seeing jumps of nearly 200 per cent. According to data from the Centers f...

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis celebrated an active if low-key 80th birthday on Saturday, sharing breakfast with eight homeless people before celebrating Mass with cardinals as greetings poured in from a...

SYDNEY, Australia - A powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, generating a small tsunami and knocking out power in parts of the Pacific island nation. There were no i...

LONDON - Security officers restored order Saturday at a prison in the central English city of Birmingham a day after an estimated 600 inmates seized control and launched a destructive rampage. Authori...