Category Archives: World

Sudanese protesters sign power-sharing deal with military
CAIRO - Sudan's pro-democracy movement signed a power-sharing agreement with the ruling military council on Sunday aimed at paving the way for a transition to civilian rule following the overthrow of ...
Aug 04, 2019

2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours shock US
Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours claimed at least 29 lives and left scores injured, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence. ...
Aug 04, 2019

Rapper A$AP Rocky heading back to US as verdict looms
STOCKHOLM - Rapper A$AP Rocky and two other American suspects were temporarily freed from a Swedish jail and planning to head back to the U.S. on Friday as judges mull a verdict in the assault case ag...
Aug 04, 2019

Report: Iran seizes tanker carrying 'smuggled fuel'
TEHRAN, Iran - The Iranian Revolutionary Guard seized a ship in the Persian Gulf suspected of carrying smuggled fuel, state media reported Sunday, marking Iran's third seizure of a commercial vessel i...
Aug 04, 2019

A bird? A plane? French inventor flies over English Channel
SANGATTE, France - Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a French inventor flying over the English Channel on his hoverboard. Looking like a superhero, Franky Zapata successfully completed the famed 3...
Aug 04, 2019

Kashmir tensions intensify amid India-Pakistan skirmishes
SRINAGAR, India - Tensions have soared along the volatile, highly militarized frontier between India and Pakistan in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, as India deployed more troops and ordered...
Aug 04, 2019

9 killed in Ohio in second US mass shooting within 24 hours
DAYTON, Ohio - Nine people in Ohio have been killed in the second mass shooting in the U.S. in less than 24 hours, and the suspected shooter is also deceased, police said. Dayton police tweeted that a...
Aug 04, 2019

2020 Dems back gun limits after El Paso mass shooting
LAS VEGAS - Democratic presidential candidates expressed outrage Saturday that mass shootings have become chillingly common nationwide and blamed the National Rifle Association and its congressional a...
Aug 04, 2019

25 dead, 55 rescued after boats capsize in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Rescuers plucked more bodies in rough seas where three ferry boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off two central Philippine provinces, bringing the deat...
Aug 04, 2019

Yemen officials: Al-Qaida kills at least 20 at military camp
SANAA, Yemen - Al-Qaida militants targeted a military camp in Yemen's southern Abyan province, killing at least 20 troops and setting off hours-long clashes that lasted into early morning Friday, Yeme...
Aug 04, 2019