Category Archives: CP_World
Russian parliament to bar all US media from accessing it
MOSCOW - Russia’s parliament could bar U.S. media from reporting within its walls in retaliation for the withdrawal of a Kremlin-funded television station’s credentials in the United State...
Dec 01, 2017
Japan's Emperor Akihito to abdicate on April 30, 2019
TOKYO - Japan’s much admired Emperor Akihito is set to abdicate on April 30, 2019, at age 85 in the first such departure from the Chrysanthemum Throne in about 200 years, the government said Fri...
Dec 01, 2017
Protests grow as vote count in Honduras drags on
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Protesters and police clashed violently Thursday as incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez emerged with a growing lead for re-election following a reported computer glitch ...
Nov 30, 2017
Vermont city thanks French city for misspelled jerseys
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont’s capital city said merci via Skype on Thursday to a French city it’s named after for some misspelled soccer jerseys that were sent its way. Montpellier, France, ...
Nov 30, 2017
Jim Nabors, who made cheery Gomer Pyle a TV icon, dies at 87
NEW YORK - Jim Nabors made good on his last name when he brought Gomer Pyle to “The Andy Griffith Show.” His big-hearted, ever-cheery gas-pump jockey was a neighbourly fit in the easygoing...
Nov 30, 2017
Kansas plan for new prison draws criticism from lawmakers
TOPEKA, Kan. - A plan to have the largest private prison operator in the U.S. build a new state prison for Kansas immediately faced bipartisan criticism from legislators Thursday because the state wou...
Nov 30, 2017
Defence will try to shift focus to North Korea in Kim murder
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Malaysia’s high-profile trial of two women accused of killing the estranged half brother of North Korean leader has gone into recess until next year. Indonesia’s Siti...
Nov 30, 2017
Israel intelligence chief says he plans to succeed Netanyahu
NEW YORK - Israel’s intelligence minister said Thursday he plans to succeed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who is embroiled in corruption scandals and a police investigation. But Israel Katz ...
Nov 30, 2017
Beagle breakout: Pup caught on video scaling shelter cage
WINDSOR, Va. - A video of a beagle at a Virginia animal shelter scaling her cage in an escape attempt has generated calls of interest from across the country. Emily Glickman, a caretaker at the shelte...
Nov 30, 2017
Argentina no longer looking for survivors from missing sub
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Argentina’s navy said Thursday that it is no longer looking for survivors among the 44 sailors aboard a submarine missing for 15 days, though a multinational operation ...
Nov 30, 2017