Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - The U.S. is dispatching an aircraft carrier and other military resources to the Middle East following “clear indications” that Iran and its proxy forces were preparing to poss...

SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope Francis told refugees Monday in Bulgaria’s showcase refugee centre that they are bearing the “cross of humanity,” as he pressed his call for the migrant-skepti...

MOSCOW - A Russian airliner that took off from Moscow was airborne for just 28 minutes before returning to make an emergency landing while still heavy with unburned fuel, which then ignited after a ro...

CAIRO - A Libyan army commander whose forces are advancing on Tripoli is rallying his fighters on in defiance of U.N. calls for a weeklong cease-fire to coincide with the start of the fasting month of...

NEW DELHI - A rare summer cyclone that tore through parts of South Asia killed at least 34 people in India and 15 in neighbouring Bangladesh and smashed thousands of thatched-roof huts, officials said...

PANAMA CITY - Panama’s Electoral Court has declared opposition candidate Laurentino Cortizo the winner of the country’s presidential elections. The court said Cortizo of the Democratic Rev...

JERUSALEM - The Israeli military lifted protective restrictions on residents in the south on Monday, while Gaza’s ruling Hamas militant group reported a cease-fire deal had been reached to end t...

NEW YORK - It was called “collateral” - nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their “masters...

NEW ORLEANS - Diana Ross says she feels “violated” by an airport screener who touched her between her legs after she performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. In a series of...

MOSCOW - A Russian airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport Sunday evening, and at least 40 people died, officials said. The Sukhoi SSJ100 op...