Category Archives: World

Iranian foreign minister apologizes for leaked comments
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister apologized Sunday for recorded comments that were leaked to the public last week, creating a firestorm in Iran less than two months before presidential elections...
May 02, 2021

China's carrier group conducts exercises in South China Sea
BEIJING - China's Shandong aircraft carrier group has recently conducted routine annual exercises in the South China Sea, the People's Liberation Army said Sunday, after Beijing criticized the U.S. fo...
May 02, 2021

Wisconsin AG: No remaining threat at casino after shooting
GREEN BAY, Wis. - An undetermined number of people were shot at a Wisconsin casino Saturday evening, authorities said. The Oneida Casino in Green Bay tweeted Saturday there was an active shooter at th...
May 01, 2021

Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' star, dies at 89
MAPLEWOOD, N.J. - Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher's mother in the romantic comedy "Moonstruck," has died. She was 8...
May 01, 2021

10 boys and teens among the dead in Israel festival stampede
JERUSALEM - At least 10 children and teens younger than 18 were among 45 ultra-Orthodox Jews killed in a stampede at a religious festival in northern Israel, according to a partial list of names publi...
May 01, 2021

Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO
KABUL - The final phase of ending America's "forever war" in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last U.S. and NATO troops by the end of summer. President Jo...
May 01, 2021

Diplomats from 5 nations resuming Iran nuclear talks
VIENNA - High-ranking diplomats from China, Germany, France, Russia and Britain are set to resume talks Saturday focused on bringing the United States back into their landmark nuclear deal with Iran. ...
May 01, 2021

Hungary reopens for people holding COVID-19 immunity cards
BUDAPEST, Hungary - Hungary on Saturday loosened several COVID-19 restrictions for people with government-issued immunity cards, the latest in a series of reopening measures that have followed an ambi...
May 01, 2021

Workers protest Indonesia's labour law in May Day rallies
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Workers in Indonesia marked international labour day on Saturday with significantly less attended marches due to coronavirus restrictions but thousands still vented their anger at...
May 01, 2021

76,000 California inmates now eligible for earlier releases
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California is giving 76,000 inmates, including violent and repeat felons, the opportunity to leave prison earlier as the state aims to further trim the population of what once was...
May 01, 2021