Category Archives: World
US still pondering military options in Venezuela
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration ended a week of pointed but vague threats of a military response to the Venezuelan political crisis with a meeting at the Pentagon to consider its options, though...
May 04, 2019
Thai king is officially crowned, boosting his regal power
BANGKOK - Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn was officially crowned amid the splendor of the country’s Grand Palace, taking the central role in an elaborate centuries-old royal ceremony t...
May 04, 2019
All survive as plane carrying US military crashes into river
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A military-chartered jet carrying 143 people landed hard, then bounced and swerved as the pilot struggled to control it amid thunder and lightning, ultimately skidding off the run...
May 04, 2019
Afghan official: Taliban storm checkpoints, kill 7 policemen
KABUL - Taliban insurgents killed seven Afghan policemen after storming security checkpoints overnight in western Badghis province, a provincial official said Saturday. Mohammad Naser Nazari, a provin...
May 04, 2019
Cyclone Fani kills at least 15 as it moves to Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A mammoth preparation exercise that included the evacuation of more than 1 million people appears to have spared India a devastating death toll from one of the biggest storms in de...
May 04, 2019
SpaceX launches supplies to space station after power delays
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX launched a load of supplies to the International Space Station on Saturday following a pair of unusual power delays. A Falcon rocket raced into the pre-dawn darkness, car...
May 04, 2019
Under heavy rocket fire, Israeli reprisals kill 6
GAZA, Palestinian Territory - Palestinian militants on Saturday fired over 250 rockets into Israel, drawing dozens of retaliatory airstrikes on targets across the Gaza Strip in a round of intense figh...
May 04, 2019
Taliban say gap narrowing in talks with US
ISLAMABAD - The Taliban on Saturday said the gap is narrowing in talks with Washington’s special peace envoy over a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan. The two sides ar...
May 04, 2019
John Singleton to be laid to rest at private service Monday
LOS ANGELES - A representative for John Singleton says the director will be laid to rest in a small, private ceremony on Monday in Los Angeles. The representative says Singleton’s family is plan...
May 03, 2019
Kim oversees missile firing drills, tells troops to be alert
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean state media on Sunday showed leader Kim Jong Un observing live-fire drills of long-range multiple rocket launchers and what appeared to be a new short-range ba...
May 03, 2019