Category Archives: World

Albania earthquake kills 14; rescuers hunt for survivors
THUMANE, Albania - Rescue crews used excavators to search for survivors trapped in toppled apartment buildings Tuesday after a powerful pre-dawn earthquake in Albania killed at least 14 people and inj...
Nov 26, 2019

26 killed as small plane crashes into homes in Congo
GOMA, Congo - A small plane crashed into homes shortly after takeoff Sunday in Congo's eastern city of Goma, killing 26 people, including the aircraft's passengers and crew, as well as residents on th...
Nov 26, 2019

House committee’s report on impeachment could land next week
WASHINGTON - The witnesses have spoken, the politics are largely settled. Now impeachment investigators will make the case for public opinion. On Monday, hundreds of pages from Democratic Chairman Ada...
Nov 26, 2019

Iraqi officials: 1 protester killed amid ongoing clashes
BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials said one anti-government protester has been killed by security forces on Tuesday and 21 others wounded amid ongoing clashes with security forces in Baghdad. Demonstrators als...
Nov 26, 2019

A year on, once-jailed Ukraine filmmaker accepts EU award
BRUSSELS - A year after he won Europe's top human rights award, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has finally picked up the prize, following his release from a prison in Russia's far-north where he was...
Nov 26, 2019

13 French soldiers killed in helicopter collision in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali - A midair collision between two helicopters has killed 13 French soldiers fighting Islamic extremists in Mali, France said Tuesday, in its biggest loss since its mission in West Africa's...
Nov 26, 2019

Malaysia court frees Australian grandmother in drugs case
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia - Malaysia's top appeals court on Tuesday acquitted an Australian grandmother who faced the death penalty in a drugs case, her lawyer said. Defence lawyer Muhammad Shafee Abdullah ...
Nov 25, 2019

Hong Kong leader refuses to give ground after poll setback
Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam has refused to offer any concessions to anti-government protesters despite a local election setback. Lam says she will accelerate dialogue and plans to set up a...
Nov 25, 2019

Pro-democracy candidates advance in key Hong Kong elections
HONG KONG - Pro-democracy candidates won nearly half of the seats in Hong Kong's local elections, according to partial returns Monday, as voters sent a clear signal of support for the anti-government ...
Nov 25, 2019

McDonald’s agrees to $26M settlement with California workers
LOS ANGELES - McDonald's has agreed to a $26 million settlement of a long-running class-action lawsuit over wages and work conditions at corporate-run locations in California, the parties said Monday....
Nov 25, 2019