Category Archives: World
Lindsay Lohan visits hospital for Syrian refugees in Turkey
ISTANBUL - Turkey’s state-run news agency says American actress Lindsay Lohan has visited Syrian refugees at an Istanbul hospital and the home of a refugee family from Aleppo. The Anadolu agency...
Sep 26, 2016

Nigeria military: 8 soldiers killed in attacks by extremists
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - Islamic extremists have killed eight soldiers and wounded 17 in two attacks in northeastern Nigeria, the country’s military said Monday. The attacks bring the official toll ...
Sep 26, 2016

Drugmaker Pfizer decides not to break up business
TRENTON, N.J. - Drug giant Pfizer says it won’t split into two publicly traded companies, despite pressure from investors frustrated by its lagging stock price, ending years of Wall Street specu...
Sep 26, 2016

Houston gunman had 2 weapons, thousands of rounds at scene
HOUSTON - A disgruntled lawyer wearing military-style apparel with old Nazi emblems had two weapons and more than 2,500 rounds of live ammunition when he randomly shot at drivers in a Houston neighbou...
Sep 26, 2016

WHY IT MATTERS: Jobs
WASHINGTON - THE ISSUE: Tepid income growth and shrinking opportunities for blue-collar workers have kept many Americans anxious about jobs and the economy, seven years after the Great Recession ended...
Sep 26, 2016

VIEWER'S GUIDE: Trust and temperament key themes in debate
WASHINGTON - The most telling moments in presidential debates often come out of the blue - an offhand remark or unrehearsed gesture that helps to reveal the essence of a candidate who’s already ...
Sep 26, 2016
WHY IT MATTERS: Clinton, Trump present voters clear choice
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump offer voters distinct choices this fall on issues that shape everyday lives. Actual ideas are in play, as difficult as it can be to see them through the s...
Sep 26, 2016
Syria says truce still viable after week of airstrikes
BEIRUT - Syria’s foreign minister said Monday that an internationally-brokered cease-fire is still viable, as rescue workers in Aleppo sifted through the rubble from the heaviest airstrikes on r...
Sep 26, 2016
Kurdish rebel attacks on soldiers in Turkey kill 10
ANKARA, Turkey - Kurdish rebels staged two attacks against security forces in southeastern Turkey on Monday, killing 10 security force members and wounding eight others, the country’s state-run ...
Sep 26, 2016
EU launches large cash aid project for refugees in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - The European Union on Monday launched a 348 million-euro ($391 million) aid project to help up to a million of the most vulnerable refugees in Turkey - part of a landmark EU deal with...
Sep 26, 2016