Category Archives: World

Last 2 journalists working for Australian media leave China
CANBERRA, Australia - The last two journalists working for Australian media in China have left the country after police demanded interviews with them, the Australian government and their employers rep...
Sep 07, 2020

Search for missing livestock ship crew off Japan resumes
TOKYO - Japanese coast guard ships resumed searching on Tuesday for a livestock ship and its 40 missing crew members off Japan's southern islands after the efforts were suspended due to a typhoon. The...
Sep 07, 2020

Supporters gather for Assange court extradition showdown
LONDON - Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. government were squaring off in a London court on Monday at a high-stakes extradition case delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Ameri...
Sep 07, 2020

Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A Saudi court issued final verdicts on Monday in the case of slain Washington Post columnist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi after his family announced pardons that spar...
Sep 07, 2020

Supporters gather for Assange court extradition showdown
LONDON - Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. government were squaring off in a London court on Monday at a high-stakes extradition case delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. Ameri...
Sep 07, 2020

California avoids major power outages as wildfires rage
SHAVER LAKE, Calif. - Rescuers in military helicopters airlifted 207 people to safety over the weekend after an explosive wildfire trapped them in a popular camping area in California's Sierra Nationa...
Sep 06, 2020

India becomes 2nd worst-hit country, economic pain is urgent
NEW DELHI - India's increasing caseload made the Asian giant the pandemic's second-worst-hit country behind the United States on Monday as its efforts to head off economic disaster gain urgency. The 9...
Sep 06, 2020

Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball
NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic was kicked out of the U.S. Open for accidentally hitting a line judge in the throat with a tennis ball after dropping a game in his fourth-round match Sunday, a stunning end ...
Sep 06, 2020

Djokovic out of US Open after hitting line judge with ball
NEW YORK - Novak Djokovic was kicked out of the U.S. Open for accidentally hitting a line judge in the throat with a tennis ball after dropping a game in his fourth-round match Sunday, a stunning end ...
Sep 06, 2020

City won't waste John Oliver's donation, on 1 condition
DANBURY, Conn. - A Connecticut city won't waste an opportunity to get a sizeable donation from comedian John Oliver about a weeks-long joke pertaining to the name of a sewage plant in the area. Danbur...
Sep 06, 2020