Category Archives: World
French presidential hopefuls wrap up campaigns in tight race
PARIS - Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen vowed on Wednesday to end the fear of terrorism in France and stamp out the “poison” of Islamic radicals, holding her final rally in ...
Apr 19, 2017
Trump has embraced autocratic leaders without hesitation
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump congratulated Turkey’s president for sweeping up more power. Trump hailed Egypt’s strongman as a “fantastic guy.” When China’s preside...
Apr 19, 2017
McDonald's order trips up Facebook slaying suspect
Facebook slaying suspect Steve Stephens was undone by a 20-piece Chicken McNuggets and an order of fries. The man who police say shot a Cleveland retiree at random and posted video of the killing on F...
Apr 19, 2017
Huge indeed: $107 million in donations for Trump's inaugural
WASHINGTON - It was huge. Big money from billionaires, corporations and a roster of NFL owners poured into Donald Trump’s inaugural committee in record-shattering amounts - to pull off an event ...
Apr 19, 2017
UN court rejects Ukraine request to block rebel funding
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The International Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected Ukraine’s request for measures aimed at blocking Russian support for rebels in eastern Ukraine, saying Kyiv did ...
Apr 19, 2017
India ruling party leaders face trial in 1992 mosque attack
NEW DELHI - India’s top court on Wednesday ordered four senior leaders of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party to stand trial over a 1992 attack on an ancient mosque that sparked ...
Apr 19, 2017
Greece: 4 dead, 1 hurt in army helicopter crash
THESSALONIKI, Greece - Military officials in Greece say four army officers have been killed and one injured in the crash of a border patrol helicopter in northern Greece. The incident occurred Wednesd...
Apr 19, 2017
Cargo ship with 12 crew capsizes in Black Sea
MOSCOW - A cargo ship carrying grain from southern Russia to Turkey capsized Wednesday during a storm in the Black Sea and one of the 12 crew members on board has been rescued, Russian emergency servi...
Apr 19, 2017
Divisions abound 22 years after Oklahoma City bombing
OKLAHOMA CITY - Remembering the Oklahoma City bombing has taken on a new meaning for Brian Martinez in the era of Donald Trump. His father, a pastor, was among the 168 people killed in the explosion a...
Apr 19, 2017
Arkansas suffers 2 setbacks to multiple execution plan
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Arkansas suffered two more setbacks in its unprecedented bid to carry out eight executions this month with the state’s highest court granting a reprieve to an inmate schedule...
Apr 19, 2017