Category Archives: CP_World
German man survives ride between 2 train cars at 125 mph
BERLIN - Police say an intoxicated German man who ducked out of a train for a cigarette during a short stop got into trouble when he tried to jump back on board between two cars after the train depart...
Jan 24, 2019

China says Australia writer held on national security charge
BEIJING - China on Thursday said it has detained a Chinese-Australian writer for allegedly “endangering China’s national security,” a vague charge frequently levelled at critics of t...
Jan 24, 2019

Uncharted waters: Scientists to explore Indian Ocean depths
BREMEVERHAVEN, Germany - Scientists prepared Thursday to embark on an unprecedented, years-long mission to explore the Indian Ocean and document changes taking place beneath the waves that could affec...
Jan 24, 2019

Jennie-O to donate $25,000 in reward money to Jayme Closs
BARRON, Wis. - Turkey products company Jennie-O says it will donate the $25,000 it had offered in reward money for information leading to Jayme Closs directly to the 13-year-old girl. Jayme was kidnap...
Jan 24, 2019

European Central Bank holds firm despite weaker growth
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank kept its level of support for the eurozone’s slowing economy unchanged Thursday despite worries about Brexit, trade wars and weaker global growth. The bank&...
Jan 24, 2019

Osaka vs. Kvitova for Australian Open title, No. 1 ranking
MELBOURNE, Australia - Naomi Osaka never made it past the fourth round at any of the first 10 Grand Slam tournaments of her career. Now, still just 21, she’s suddenly on the verge of a second co...
Jan 24, 2019

Governor convicted of blasphemy freed from Indonesian prison
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A polarizing Christian politician whose campaign comments ignited the largest protests in years in Muslim-majority Indonesia was freed Thursday after serving nearly two years in p...
Jan 23, 2019

Iranian TV anchor held as witness is released from US jail
WASHINGTON - A prominent American-born anchorwoman on Iranian state television who was held in the U.S. as a material witness was released from jail Wednesday evening. Marzieh Hashemi, 59, was release...
Jan 23, 2019

Government shutdown poses increasing risk to wider economy
WASHINGTON - At this time of year, John Sprinkle and his wife would normally be planning their summer vacation. Not now. Sprinkle, a furloughed federal employee, is about to miss his second paycheque ...
Jan 23, 2019

Dems prepare own border security package shunning Trump wall
WASHINGTON - House Democrats, feeling pressure to display their vision for border security, are preparing a package that would ignore President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion for a wall ...
Jan 23, 2019