Category Archives: World
EU to increase Syria sanctions, targeting 16 more officials
BRUSSELS - Britain says the European Union will sanction 16 Syrians it is convinced are involved in chemical weapons attacks against civilians there, targeting military and scientific officials. Briti...
Jul 17, 2017
UN reports rise in Afghan war deaths, blames insurgents
KABUL - Afghanistan’s protracted war killed a record number of civilians during the first six months of this year, according to a U.N. report released Monday, which blamed the majority of the de...
Jul 17, 2017
Terminally ill British man in right-to-die court fight
LONDON - A British man who is terminally ill with motor neuron disease asked the High Court in London on Monday to let him end his life. Noel Conway is challenging Britain’s ban on assisted suic...
Jul 17, 2017
Royal tradition: Counting the swans on the River Thames
LONDON - The annual count of swans belonging to Queen Elizabeth II has begun on the River Thames. The five-day event known as Swan Upping dates back to the 12th century and began as a ritual to ensure...
Jul 17, 2017
Pakistan bans tourists from Kashmir area after troops drown
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan has banned tourists from a valley in Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir a day after it said four of its soldiers drowned after their vehicle was hit by Indian gunfi...
Jul 17, 2017
US doctor meets with specialists treating Charlie Gard
LONDON - An American doctor specializing in treating rare genetic conditions is meeting with other specialists treating Charlie Gard, assessing the critically ill 11-month-old for the first time. Dr. ...
Jul 17, 2017
US-backed forces battle IS in heart of Syria's Raqqa
BEIRUT - U.S.-backed Syrian fighters fought Islamic State militants in the heart of Raqqa, the extremists’ self-styled capital, on Monday, as scores of civilians fled areas controlled by the gro...
Jul 17, 2017
Islamic leaders boycott Jerusalem site over metal detectors
JERUSALEM - Islamic leaders called on Muslims on Monday to boycott a Jerusalem holy site at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a gesture of protest after Israel set up metal detectors at...
Jul 17, 2017
Prince Charles' wife Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, turns 70
LONDON - Prince Charles’ wife Camilla is turning 70 with few complaints, although she admits her feet are sore after a long day of royal duties. The milestone for the Duchess of Cornwall was mar...
Jul 17, 2017
Pakistan's opposition calls on court to oust prime minister
ISLAMABAD - Opposition parties in Pakistan on Monday called on the Supreme Court to remove Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office after an investigation found that he and his family possess wealth ex...
Jul 17, 2017