Category Archives: World

21 Chinese coal miners trapped by underground flood
BEIJING - Rescuers on Sunday were trying to reach 21 coal miners who were trapped by an underground flood in China's northwest, a state news agency reported. The mine in Hutubi County in the Xinjiang ...
Apr 11, 2021

Reports: Myanmar forces kill 82 in single day in city
YANGON, Myanmar - At least 82 people were killed in one day in a crackdown by Myanmar security forces on pro-democracy protesters, according to reports Saturday from independent local media and an org...
Apr 11, 2021

Severe storm damages buildings in Florida Panhandle
PANAMA CITY, Fla. - A cluster of severe storms swept across the South early Saturday, leaving one person dead in Louisiana, toppling trees and power lines in Mississippi, dropping large hail on an Ala...
Apr 11, 2021

5 rebels killed, 2 India soldiers injured in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - Government forces killed five suspected rebels, including a teenager, in gunfights in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Sunday. The back-to-back clashes began late Saturday afte...
Apr 11, 2021

Official: 'Accident' strikes Iran's Natanz nuclear facility
TEHRAN, Iran - A spokesman for Iran's civilian nuclear program says an "accident" has struck the electrical distribution grid of the country's Natanz nuclear facility, without elaborating. Behrouz Kam...
Apr 10, 2021

Blackmore becomes 1st female jockey to win Grand National
LIVERPOOL, England - Rachael Blackmore broke down one of the biggest gender barriers in sports by becoming the first female jockey to win the grueling Grand National horse race. Blackmore, a 31-year-o...
Apr 10, 2021

Quake in Indonesia's Java, Bali kills 6; no tsunami warning
MALANG, Indonesia - A strong earthquake killed at least six people and damaged buildings on Indonesia's main island of Java and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali, officials said Saturday. No tsunami w...
Apr 10, 2021

United Arab Emirates names 2 new astronauts, including woman
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The United Arab Emirates named the next two astronauts in its space program Saturday, including the country's first female astronaut. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktou...
Apr 10, 2021

UK's Prince Philip honoured with 41-gun salutes after death
LONDON - Gun salutes across the U.K., in Commonwealth countries and at sea are marking the death of Britain's Prince Philip on Saturday as military leaders honour the former naval officer and husband ...
Apr 10, 2021

High court halts Calif. virus rules limiting home worship
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is telling California that it can't enforce coronavirus-related restrictions that have limited home-based religious worship including Bible studies and prayer meetings. ...
Apr 10, 2021