Category Archives: World
Clinton tries economic appeal on Ohio voters
TOLEDO, Ohio - Returning to Ohio for the first time in a month, Hillary Clinton tried to make up for lost time Monday with a fiery populist pitch aimed at upending rival Donald Trump in a battleground...
Oct 03, 2016
Los Angeles chief defends 2 fatal weekend shootings
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles police chief on Monday defended the use of deadly force against two men in separate fatal shootings over the weekend, saying one turned toward officers with a gun and the...
Oct 03, 2016
VIEWERS' GUIDE: Low-key VP candidates take debate spotlight
WASHINGTON - We interrupt this year’s slugfest between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton to bring you their understudies: two low-key, middle-aged guys. Tuesday night’s vice-presidential de...
Oct 03, 2016
Suspects in Russian politician's killing plead not guilty
MOSCOW - Five men suspected of involvement in the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov pleaded not guilty on Monday. Nemtsov was shot late at night in February 2015 as he and a companion walked ...
Oct 03, 2016
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels lose 15 in battles with IS
ANKARA, Turkey - Fighting in northern Syria between Turkey-backed Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants killed at least 15 rebels as the opposition pressed toward a town of symbolic importance for...
Oct 03, 2016
Women in Poland strike to protest proposal for abortion ban
WARSAW, Poland - Polish women donned black, waved black flags and took to Poland’s streets in large numbers on Monday, boycotting jobs and classes as part of a nationwide strike to protest a leg...
Oct 03, 2016
Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - Indian and Pakistani troops fired at each other in disputed Kashmir on Monday, as Indian troops searched an army camp elsewhere in the region where suspected militants killed an Indi...
Oct 03, 2016
Taliban attack Afghan city that briefly fell a year ago
KABUL - The Taliban launched a large-scale assault Monday on Kunduz, a northern Afghan city that briefly fell to the insurgents a year ago and was only fully liberated weeks later with the help of U.S...
Oct 03, 2016
US probes Ford vehicles for steering, door latch problems
DETROIT - Two Ford Motor Co. models are under investigation by U.S. safety regulators for problems similar to those that have caused nearly 3 million other Ford vehicles to be recalled. The probes cov...
Oct 03, 2016
Russian intelligence says it detained Ukrainian spy suspect
MOSCOW - The Russian intelligence agency FSB said on Monday it has arrested a Ukrainian journalist who is suspected of spying in Russia. The FSB claimed in a statement that Roman Sushchenko is an offi...
Oct 03, 2016