Category Archives: World
Bahraini politician faces charges after AP interview
NEW YORK - A secular political leader in Bahrain was charged Sunday with “inciting hatred” against the island’s rulers after giving an interview to The Associated Press during a rece...
Nov 13, 2016
Anti-Trump protests continue in New York, LA, Philadelphia
NEW YORK - Immigrants, their advocates and others opposing a Donald Trump presidency continued to protest Sunday, speaking out against the president-elect’s support of deportation and other meas...
Nov 13, 2016
France marks 1 year since Paris attacks, wary and watched
PARIS - Less insouciant, more policed - France is a changed place since Islamic State extremists killed 130 people in the country’s deadliest attacks a year ago. Fearing it’s becoming more...
Nov 13, 2016
Moviegoers rush to 'Doctor Strange,' 'Arrival' post-election
NEW YORK - Moviegoers drained by the drama of the presidential election sought refuge at the movies over the weekend, where ticket sales were robust for just about everything. Marvel’s “Do...
Nov 13, 2016
Rocker Leon Russell dies in Nashville
NASHVILLE - Leon Russell, who performed, sang and produced some of rock ‘n’ roll’s top records, has died. He was 74. Russell’s wife, Jan Bridges, said in a statement that her h...
Nov 13, 2016
House leader says GOP agenda doesn't include Clinton inquiry
WASHINGTON - A senior congressional Republican says the GOP’s agenda in the upcoming Congress doesn’t include further investigations of Hillary Clinton. Speaking Sunday on Fox News, House ...
Nov 13, 2016

New Zealand begins rescue of tourists stranded by earthquake
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand on Tuesday began a rescue operation involving hundreds of tourists and residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after a powerful earthquake c...
Nov 13, 2016

Queen leads UK in honouring war dead on Remembrance Sunday
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II led the royal family, political leaders and veterans in a solemn service to honour Britain’s war dead Sunday, as Britons across the nation paused for a moment’s...
Nov 13, 2016

S. Korea prosecutors want to question president over scandal
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean prosecutors want to question President Park Geun-hye this week over suspicion that she let a shadowy longtime confidante manipulate power from behind the scene...
Nov 13, 2016
The Latest: 1 arrest at Portland, Oregon protest
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Latest on nationwide and international protests against President-elect Donald Trump (all times local): 7:45 p.m. Rowdy anti-Donald Trump protesters marched through downtown Portl...
Nov 12, 2016