Category Archives: World

Scarlett Johansson says 'Marriage Story' felt fated
VENICE, Italy - Scarlett Johansson says she was going through a divorce when director Noah Baumbach approached her for his divorce drama "Marriage Story." Speaking Thursday at a Venice International F...
Aug 29, 2019

Fall Movie Preview: 'Joker' gets a prestige makeover
LOS ANGELES - The Joker has been around for almost 80 years and there's no shortage of portrayals. There are even some legendary ones by Jack Nicholson and Heath Ledger. But by most accounts, Joaquin ...
Aug 29, 2019

Brad Pitt goes deep into space, masculinity in 'Ad Astra'
VENICE, Italy - Brad Pitt says that in his new film "Ad Astra," he and director James Gray are digging into the idea of masculinity. "Ad Astra" follows Pitt's detached astronaut character Roy McBride ...
Aug 29, 2019

Colombia FARC negotiators say they are taking up arms again
BOGOTA - The top peace negotiator for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia announced Thursday that he and a small cadre of hardline supporters are taking up arms again, accusing President Ivan D...
Aug 29, 2019

Now free from legal limbo, Meek Mill eyes prison reform
PHILADELPHIA - Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanour gun charge Tuesday in a deal that resolves a 2007 arrest that has kept him on probation or in prison for most of his adult life. The ne...
Aug 29, 2019

Countries agree to limit sales of elephants to zoos
GENEVA - Countries have agreed to limit the controversial sale of wild elephants caught in Zimbabwe and Botswana, to the delight of conservationists but the dismay of some of the African countries inv...
Aug 29, 2019

Myanmar court sends filmmaker to prison for army remarks
YANGON, Myanmar - A court in Myanmar has found a prominent filmmaker guilty of defaming the military with his postings on Facebook and sentenced him to a year in prison. The lawyer defending Min Htin ...
Aug 29, 2019

Yemen colonel: Airstrikes kill at least 30 troops near Aden
CAIRO - A Yemeni commander says airstrikes have hit government forces near the southern port city of Aden to fight separatists backed by the United Arab Emirates, killing at least 30 troops. Col. Moha...
Aug 29, 2019

S. Korean court sends Park, Samsung heir cases to new trials
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's top court on Thursday sent back jailed ex-President Park Geun-hye's corruption case to a lower court for separate trials on the charges on which she was convi...
Aug 29, 2019

Swedish prosecutor won't appeal A$AP Rocky verdict
COPENHAGEN - A Swedish prosecutor said Tuesday he won't appeal a verdict against American rapper A$AP Rocky and his two bodyguards who were found guilty of assault for a June 30 street brawl in Stockh...
Aug 29, 2019