Category Archives: World

Cambodia fines waste importer, sets deadline for its return
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's government has fined a local company that imported almost seven dozen shipping containers of plastic waste from the United States and Canada, and warned that if the w...
Jul 30, 2019

Diplomats recommit to saving Iran deal, oppose US sanctions
VIENNA - Diplomats from Iran and five world powers recommitted Sunday to salvaging a major nuclear deal amid mounting tensions between the West and Tehran since the U.S. withdrew from the accord and r...
Jul 30, 2019

Nearly 1,400 detained in Moscow protest; largest in decade
MOSCOW - Nearly 1,400 people were detained in a violent police crackdown on an opposition protest in Moscow, a Russian monitoring group said Sunday, adding that was the largest number of detentions at...
Jul 30, 2019

Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at Hong Kong protesters
HONG KONG - Police repeatedly fired tear gas and rubber bullets to drive back protesters blocking Hong Kong streets with road signs and umbrellas Sunday in another night of pitched battles as protests...
Jul 30, 2019

O'Rourke debate guests are black men who kneeled for anthem
When Democrat Beto O'Rourke takes the stage in the second round of presidential primary debates on Tuesday, three young black men from Michigan who were inspired by ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick to k...
Jul 30, 2019

Jury: Katy Perry's 'Dark Horse' copied Christian rap song
LOS ANGELES - A jury on Monday found that Katy Perry's 2013 hit "Dark Horse" improperly copied a 2009 Christian rap song in a unanimous decision that represented a rare takedown of a pop superstar and...
Jul 29, 2019

New 5-year deal for PBS CEO, new YouTube pact for public TV
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Longtime PBS chief executive Paula Kerger will head the public TV service for another five years. Kerger, who joined PBS as CEO and president in 2006, said she wants to ensure ...
Jul 29, 2019

TV ancestry series is a salve for divided America, host says
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - TV host and educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. says PBS' celebrity ancestry series, "Finding Your Roots," has a vital message to offer. Gates said the program reminds viewers that ...
Jul 29, 2019

Small plane crashes in Pakistan, killing at least 12
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - A small Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area near the garrison city of Rawalpindi before dawn Tuesday, killing at least 12 people, including two pilots, offi...
Jul 29, 2019

Tyson keeps museum post after sexual misconduct probe
NEW YORK - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson will keep his job as head of the Hayden Planetarium at New York's American Museum of Natural History after the museum concluded its investigation into sex...
Jul 29, 2019