Category Archives: World
US conducts 6 airstrikes against Somalia extremists, 62 dead
NAIROBI, Kenya - Six U.S. airstrikes that killed more than 60 people in a coastal Somali town were pre-emptive strikes to prevent a major extremist attack, according to a Somali intelligence officer. ...
Dec 17, 2018
Indian troops enforce lockdown to foil Kashmir protest march
SRINAGAR, India - Soldiers and police fanned out across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday to enforce a security lockdown for a second straight day to stop anti-India protests and foil a call by sepa...
Dec 17, 2018
Germany to compensate hundreds who fled Nazis as children
BERLIN - Germany has agreed to one-time payments for survivors, primarily Jews, who were evacuated from Nazi Germany as children, many of whom never saw their parents again, the organization that nego...
Dec 17, 2018
May says postponed Brexit vote to be held week of Jan 14
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that the postponed vote in Parliament on Britain’s Brexit agreement with the European Union will be held the week of Jan. 14 - more than a month a...
Dec 17, 2018
GOP waits on Trump as clock ticks toward partial shutdown
WASHINGTON - The fight over President Donald Trump’s $5 billion wall funds deepened Monday, threatening a partial government shutdown in a standoff that has become increasingly common in Washing...
Dec 17, 2018
Saudi Arabia rejects US Senate's 'interference' in kingdom
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia issued an unusually strong rebuke of the U.S. Senate on Monday, rejecting a bipartisan resolution that put the blame for the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khash...
Dec 17, 2018
Suspected gas explosion destroys eatery in Japan, hurts 42
TOKYO - A suspected gas explosion destroyed wooden buildings housing a restaurant and a real estate office in northern Japan on Sunday night, injuring 42 people, police and local media said. The power...
Dec 16, 2018
Strike, lockdown shut Kashmir amid anger over killings
SRINAGAR, India - A security clampdown and a strike sponsored by separatists fighting against Indian rule shut most of Indian-administered Kashmir on Sunday, a day after chaotic protests and fighting ...
Dec 16, 2018
North Korea marks 7th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - North Koreans are marking the seventh anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong Il with visits to statues and vows of loyalty to his son, Ki...
Dec 16, 2018
Indonesia's Soputan volcano erupts, ejecting thick ash
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A volcano in central Indonesia has erupted, ejecting columns of thick ash as high as 7,500 metres (24,606 feet) into the sky. Mount Soputan, located on the northern part of Sulawe...
Dec 16, 2018