Category Archives: World

Two Jordanians convicted in royal plot, will serve 15 years
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - A Jordanian state security court has sentenced two former officials to serve 15 years in prison over an alleged plot against the Western-allied monarchy involving the half-brother...
Jul 12, 2021

Racist abuse targets three English players who missed penalties
LONDON (AP) - Three Black players who missed penalty kicks for England in the decisive European Championship shootout against Italy on Sunday night were subjected to racist abuse online, prompting the...
Jul 11, 2021

Haitian arrested as alleged tie to assassination masterminds
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti's police chief announced Sunday that officers have arrested a Haitian man accused of flying into the country on a private jet and working with the masterminds and al...
Jul 11, 2021

Fans go from euphoria to despair as England falls short
LONDON (AP) - So close. It took just a few weeks to undo decades of pessimism for England fans, persuading millions that the team could defy decades of disappointment and win a major international soc...
Jul 11, 2021

Italy wins Euro 2020, beats England in penalty shootout
LONDON (AP) - Italian soccer's redemption story is complete. England's painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout. Italy won the European ...
Jul 11, 2021

Djokovic wins Wimbledon to tie Federer, Nadal with 20 Slams
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Novak Djokovic tied Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal by claiming his 20th Grand Slam title Sunday, coming back to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 in the Wimbledon...
Jul 11, 2021

Mayor: 90 deaths confirmed in Florida condominium collapse
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) - Authorities are making progress in identifying the victims of the deadly building collapse in Florida last month. Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday that 90 deaths have now b...
Jul 11, 2021

Pope Francis makes first appearance since intestinal surgery
ROME (AP) - Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood on a hospital balcony. Francis, 84, has been steadily on the mend, accord...
Jul 11, 2021

Awaiting news, families of condo victims bond together
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - At the Seaview Hotel, a vast and once impersonal ballroom has become a refuge - a shared space of hope and sorrow where grieving families comfort each other during the ago...
Jul 10, 2021

Ethiopia's ruling party wins national election in landslide
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - Ethiopia's ruling Prosperity Party on Saturday was declared the winner of last month's national election in a landslide, assuring a second five-year term for Prime Ministe...
Jul 10, 2021