Category Archives: World
Dictionary.com's word of the year is 'xenophobia'
NEW YORK - You might have thought about it, heard it. A lot. You might have even felt it: Dictionary.com’s word of the year is “xenophobia.” While it’s difficult to get at exac...
Nov 28, 2016
Morocco TV show apologizes for advising makeup to hide abuse
RABAT, Morocco - After a wave of criticism, a Moroccan TV show devoted to women’s issues apologized on Monday for airing a makeup tutorial that offered tips on using cosmetics to disguise signs ...
Nov 28, 2016
Asian markets mixed amid fears over oil, Italy's referendum
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Asian stocks were mixed Tuesday as concerns over an OPEC oil production cut and Italy’s constitutional referendum cast a pall on the markets. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai...
Nov 28, 2016
New UN chief says better training needed for peacekeepers
BEIJING - The United Nations’ incoming secretary-general said Monday that he wants U.N. peacekeepers to be better trained and more respectful of human rights, amid pressure on the organization t...
Nov 28, 2016
5,000 fish in ice at Japan skating rink sparks uproar
TOKYO - An amusement park in western Japan sparked an uproar after it displayed about 5,000 dead fish in the ice at a skating rink, forcing the park to close the attraction. Space World received a flo...
Nov 28, 2016
5,000 fish in ice at Japan skating rink cause uproar
TOKYO - About 5,000 dead fish packed in the ice at a skating rink in western Japan are causing an uproar. Space World amusement park closed the attraction Sunday after a flood of criticism on social m...
Nov 28, 2016
New UN chief says better training needed for peacekeepers
BEIJING - The United Nations’ incoming secretary-general said Monday that he wants U.N. peacekeepers to be better trained and more respectful of human rights, amid pressure on the organization t...
Nov 28, 2016
S. Korean opposition parties agree to impeach President Park
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s three main opposition parties agreed Wednesday to stick to their plans to impeach President Park Geun-hye, dismissing as a stalling tactic her offer to ...
Nov 28, 2016
German court upholds former Auschwitz guard's conviction
BERLIN - A German federal court has rejected a former Auschwitz death camp guard’s appeal against his conviction for being an accessory to murder, a decision greeted Monday as setting an importa...
Nov 28, 2016
Choosing Romney would be seen as betrayal, Trump aide warns
WASHINGTON - A top Donald Trump adviser has warned that the president-elect’s supporters would feel “betrayed” if he tapped former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney as secretary of stat...
Nov 28, 2016