Category Archives: World
EU presses ahead with military plans, UK opposes any EU army
BRUSSELS - European Union nations pressed ahead Tuesday with plans to boost military co-operation as Britain vowed to oppose the creation of an EU army or headquarters. With Britain leaving the EU, Fr...
Sep 27, 2016
US appeals court hears arguments in Clean Power Plan case
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for a coalition of states and businesses reliant on fossil fuels made their case Tuesday to a federal appeals court that President Barack Obama’s plan to curtail climate-war...
Sep 27, 2016
Sri Lanka exhumes body of slain editor for new investigation
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - The body of a newspaper editor killed seven years ago was exhumed Tuesday for a fresh investigation as Sri Lanka’s government looks anew at multiple unsolved killings of jou...
Sep 27, 2016

Trial opens in Pakistan over murder of British woman
ISLAMABAD - A Pakistani court on Tuesday opened the trial against the father and ex-husband of a British woman over her alleged rape and murder in the name of so-called honour. The court delivered cop...
Sep 27, 2016
Man rescued at sea tells Coast Guard of search for mother
BOSTON - A man who says he spent a week at sea in a life raft before being rescued told the Coast Guard he frantically looked for his mother as their fishing boat sank in the Atlantic Ocean, according...
Sep 27, 2016
Swarm of minor quakes shakes part of Southern California
SAN DIEGO - A series of minor earthquakes has rattled a rural area of Southern California near the U.S.-Mexico border. No injuries or damage were reported Monday after more than 35 temblors struck in ...
Sep 27, 2016
Exotic dancers: Breast and buttocks law denies their freedom
NEW ORLEANS - Jane Does I, II and III say the state of Louisiana is robbing them of their ability to express themselves, and doing so in a way that discriminates against their gender. These women are ...
Sep 27, 2016

A Miss Universe insulted by Trump steps up for Clinton
WASHINGTON - Alicia Machado says that when she gained weight after being crowned Miss Universe for 1996, Donald Trump labeled her with a sexist nickname - “Miss Piggy” - that caused her sh...
Sep 27, 2016
Norwegians now can change genders legally with a mouse click
HAUGESUND, Norway - Ten-year-old Anna Thulin-Myge’s passport shows what looks like an ordinary Norwegian girl wearing her long, blond hair fastened with a clip. It lists her first name as Anna, ...
Sep 27, 2016

Debate Takeaways: Clinton gets under Trump's skin in debate
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Donald Trump repeatedly clashed with Hillary Clinton during Monday’s first presidential debate, interrupting her and appearing agitated at times as they tangled over the econom...
Sep 27, 2016