Category Archives: World
Far-right nationalists congregate on Polish Independence day
WARSAW, Poland - Tens of thousands of far-right nationalists, burning flares and carrying Polish flags, marched peacefully through the streets of Warsaw on Friday to mark Poland’s Independence D...
Nov 11, 2016
Russia, Syria's rebels clash on chemical weapons use claims
MOSCOW - The Russian military and a main Syrian opposition group traded allegations Friday about whether new evidence indicates that either rebels or Syrian military used chemical weapons in the north...
Nov 11, 2016
'Hallelujah' Singer-Songwriter Leonard Cohen dead at age 82
LOS ANGELES - Leonard Cohen, the baritone-voiced Canadian singer-songwriter who seamlessly blended spirituality and sexuality in songs like “Hallelujah,” ”Suzanne” and “B...
Nov 11, 2016
At UN talks, Trump win sparks fears climate aid will fizzle
MARRAKECH, Morocco - The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president could jeopardize a $100 billion plan launched by his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton seven years ago to help poor countries to cope...
Nov 11, 2016
Deportation fears grip immigrants after Trump's election
PHOENIX - President-elect Donald Trump launched his candidacy on an anti-immigrant sentiment and has vowed to repeal a key Obama administration program that shields hundreds of thousands of people fro...
Nov 11, 2016
1 year on, Paris attack survivors work to heal, and unite
PARIS - The flashbacks come to Denys Plaud unbidden, making it hard to work: Gunshots threatening to pierce his cramped refuge in the Bataclan theatre. The excruciating silence between rounds of fire....
Nov 11, 2016
Will Trump and Clinton divide families at Thanksgiving?
NEW YORK - The election is over, so what about all those frayed relationships among loved ones? Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers, friends unfriended - it’s been tough for some on opposing ...
Nov 11, 2016
EU sees pause in talks on free trade deal with U.S.
BRUSSELS - The European Union’s top trade official says talks on the planned Trans-Atlantic trade deal are set to be put on hold following the election of Donald Trump in the United States. EU T...
Nov 11, 2016
The Latest: Pence speaks at Indiana Veteran's Day event
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the U.S. presidential transition (all times EST): 4:05 p.m. Vice-President-elect Mike Pence recalled his late father’s modesty over his Korean War service during a Vet...
Nov 11, 2016
Let freedom ring: Bald eagles freed from Florida storm drain
ORLANDO, Fla. - A couple of bald eagles were rescued after getting stuck in a storm drain in Orlando, Florida. Local news organizations report that one of the eagles was taken in by specialists after ...
Nov 11, 2016