Category Archives: World

Strong earthquake jolts northeast Pakistan, causing damages
ISLAMABAD - A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pakistan Tuesday, damaging some homes, wounding several people and causing people to rush out of multistory buildings into the streets,...
Sep 24, 2019

Pakistan bus crash kills 26; brakes fail on mountain road
ISLAMABAD - A bus crash in northern Pakistan killed 26 people Sunday after its brakes failed on a winding mountain road, police said. Another 20 passengers were injured when the bus smashed head-on in...
Sep 24, 2019

Hong Kong protesters trample Chinese flag, set street fires
HONG KONG - Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized two subway stations and set at least two street fires on Sunday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took a violent turn once again....
Sep 24, 2019

Albania quake has 340 aftershocks, people afraid to go home
TIRANA, Albania - Fear and safety hazards kept many residents of Albania's capital of Tirana and the port city of Durres out of their homes Sunday after an earthquake the day before injured 105 people...
Sep 24, 2019

Arab lawmakers in Israel endorse Gantz for prime minister
JERUSALEM - The Arab bloc in Israel's parliament abandoned its usual hands-off stance Sunday and endorsed former military chief Benny Gantz for prime minister, potentially giving him the edge over har...
Sep 24, 2019

EU court: Dutch tax deal with Starbucks is legal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A European Union court overturned Tuesday a ruling by the European Commission that a tax deal between the Dutch government and Starbucks amounted to illegal state support for ...
Sep 24, 2019

EU top court rules in favour of Google on search engine issue
BRUSSELS - Google won a major case in the European Union on Tuesday, when the bloc's top court ruled that the U.S. internet giant doesn't have to extend the EU's "right to be forgotten" rules to its s...
Sep 24, 2019

Emmys apologizes for wrong photo during memoriam segment
LOS ANGELES - The TV Academy is apologizing for using a photo of a living composer instead of the image of the late Andre Previn during an Emmy's memoriam segment. The segment on Sunday used a photo o...
Sep 23, 2019

GM strike in 2nd week: Some progress but no end in sight
NEW YORK - The strike against General Motors by 49,000 United Auto Workers entered its second week Monday with progress reported in negotiations but no clear end in sight. Bargainers met all weekend a...
Sep 23, 2019

Kanye West attracts thousands to Wyoming for worship service
BILLINGS, Mont. - Kanye West has held an outdoor worship service that attracted thousands of people to the Wyoming city where he owns a ranch. The Billings Gazette reports West held the free event Sun...
Sep 23, 2019