Category Archives: World
Nationalist leader Petry won't head German election campaign
BERLIN - Germany’s best-known nationalist politician said Wednesday that she won’t be her party’s top candidate in the September general election, a decision that appears to reflect ...
Apr 19, 2017
Ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez hangs himself in his prison cell
BOSTON - Hours before his former New England Patriots teammates were due to visit the White House to celebrate their Super Bowl victory, prison officials say, Aaron Hernandez tied one end of his bedsh...
Apr 19, 2017
44 dead as bus falls into gorge in northern India
NEW DELHI - Forty-four people were killed after a bus swerved off a mountain road and plunged into a deep gorge in northern India’s Himachal Pradesh state Wednesday, a senior government official...
Apr 19, 2017
Back to the ballot box: UK lawmakers approve June 8 election
LONDON - British voters will be heading to polling stations for the third time since 2015, after lawmakers overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Theresa May’s call for a snap election on June 8. ...
Apr 19, 2017
UK police name suspect in east London nightclub acid attack
LONDON - Police investigating an acid attack at a London nightclub that left 20 people injured are searching for the boyfriend of a reality TV performer who has urged him to turn himself in. London po...
Apr 19, 2017
Syria resumes reciprocal evacuations after deadly bombing
BEIRUT - The evacuation of thousands of Syrians from four besieged areas resumed Wednesday, state media and activists said, days after a bombing killed more than 120 evacuees and delayed the widely cr...
Apr 19, 2017
Early results show defeat for Jakarta's Christian governor
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Unofficial results showed the minority Christian governor of the Indonesian capital was resoundingly defeated Wednesday by his Muslim challenger who swept up votes by appealing to...
Apr 19, 2017
Heading home or on a new job: Fresno victims shot at random
FRESNO, Calif. - One man had just started a new job with the gas company and was riding in a utility truck. Another was carrying a bag of groceries after stopping at a charity centre. The third was at...
Apr 19, 2017
Boston library to return historical artifacts to Italy
BOSTON - The Boston Public Library is returning to Italy medieval manuscripts and a volume of works, ending in one case a mystery dating back seven decades. The items include a manuscript from 1392, a...
Apr 18, 2017
Polar bear dies unexpectedly at SeaWorld San Diego
SAN DIEGO - A beloved polar bear has died unexpectedly at SeaWorld in San Diego. Szenja (SIN’-jah) was a 21-year-old female. The park says she died Tuesday. Caregivers said she has had a loss of...
Apr 18, 2017