Category Archives: World
Official: French police thwart attack days before election
PARIS - French police thwarted an imminent “terror attack” and arrested two suspected radicals Tuesday in the southern port city of Marseille, French authorities said Tuesday, just days be...
Apr 18, 2017
UK leader calls for early election to boost Brexit bid
LONDON - Delivering the latest jolt in Britain’s year of political shocks, Prime Minister Theresa May called Tuesday for a snap June 8 general election, seeking to strengthen her hand in Europea...
Apr 18, 2017
Alligator crawls out of Louisiana storm drain
METAIRIE, La. - An alligator has been wrangled after crawling out of a storm drain in Louisiana. WWL reports (http://bit.ly/2pbVXFK) a 7-foot (2.13-meter) alligator emerged from a drain in Jefferson P...
Apr 18, 2017
Turkish opposition party files to have referendum voided
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s prime minister on Tuesday called on the opposition to respect the result of a referendum that will give sweeping new powers to the office of the president, but the main...
Apr 18, 2017
Few major Western leaders to attend Chinese summit
BEIJING - Leaders of 28 countries are set to attend a Chinese summit next month showcasing President Xi Jinping’s signature foreign policy initiative, but few will hail from major Western countr...
Apr 18, 2017
Prince William speaks with Lady Gaga on mental health
LONDON - Prince William has enlisted Lady Gaga in his campaign to persuade people to be more open about mental health issues. The heir to the throne released a video Tuesday in which he speaks with th...
Apr 18, 2017
Passengers scream as bus plunges in Philippines, killing 31
MANILA, Philippines - Passengers were screaming in horror as the bus driver repeatedly hit the brakes, shouting they weren’t working, before the vehicle plunged into a ravine in the northern Phi...
Apr 18, 2017
Bookstore on wheels turns heads in Baghdad
BAGHDAD - The Iraqis guarding Baghdad’s many checkpoints, on the lookout for car bombs and convoys, don’t know what to make of Ali al-Moussawi when he pulls up in a truck displaying shelve...
Apr 18, 2017
White House cancels meeting to decide stance on climate pact
WASHINGTON - A White House meeting Tuesday where President Donald Trump’s aides were to hash out whether to keep the U.S. as part of an international agreement to reduce climate-warming carbon e...
Apr 18, 2017
Australia scraps visa for skilled foreign workers
SYDNEY, Australia - Australia will scrap a temporary visa for skilled overseas workers, the prime minister said Tuesday, arguing that Australians must be given priority over foreigners for local jobs....
Apr 18, 2017