World

Europe's Christmas dilemma: risk empty chairs next year?

BRUSSELS - Please leave a chair empty at this year's family Christmas dinner as a precaution, or face the possibility of having that chair empty forever. That's the stark dilemma Belgium's prime minis...

Nov 28, 2020

Kashmir people vote in local polls amid cold and security

SRINAGAR, India - Thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir voted Saturday amid tight security and freezing cold temperatures in the first phase of local elections, the first since New Delhi re...

Nov 28, 2020

Tokyo Olympic organizers plan to host 18 test events

TOKYO - The postponed Tokyo Olympics are getting a kickstart. Local organizers on Friday announced a series of 18 test events set to begin in March and run into May. The Tokyo Olympics are set to open...

Nov 27, 2020

Disney to lay off 4,000 more at California, Florida parks

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Walt Disney Co. announced plans to lay off 4,000 more workers in its theme parks division in California and Florida due to the COVID-19 pandemic's effect on the industry. The annou...

Nov 27, 2020

US appeals court rejects Trump appeal over Pennsylvania race

PHILADELPHIA - A federal appeals court in Philadelphia on Friday rejected President Donald Trump's latest effort to challenge the election results in a case that could reach the U.S. Supreme Court if ...

Nov 27, 2020

3 funeral workers fired over Maradona coffin photos

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Three funeral workers have been fired for posing for photos alongside the body of soccer star Diego Maradona shortly before his funeral. The images distributed across social ...

Nov 27, 2020

Jerry Seinfeld digs into 45 years of his jokes for new book

LOS ANGELES - Forget the high-performance sports cars, the luxury Rolls-Royces and all those other classic automobiles in which Jerry Seinfeld ushers his fellow comics to the diner on television's "Co...

Nov 27, 2020

Iran scientist linked to military nuclear program killed

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - An Iranian scientist that Israel alleged led the Islamic Republic's military nuclear program until its disbanding in the early 2000s was killed in a targeted attack that ...

Nov 27, 2020

Cher in Pakistan to help 'world's loneliest elephant'

ISLAMABAD - Iconic singer and actress Cher is in Pakistan to celebrate the departure of Kaavan, dubbed the "world's loneliest elephant," who will soon leave a Pakistani zoo for better conditions after...

Nov 27, 2020

Academic detained in Iran for 2 years returns to Australia

CANBERRA, Australia - Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has arrived back in Australia and will soon reunite with her family after more than two years in an Iranian prison. Moore-Gilbert was met by public h...

Nov 27, 2020