Category Archives: CP_World
Conyers gives up Judiciary post amid sex harassment probe
WASHINGTON - Even while fiercely denying allegations of sexual harassment, Michigan Rep. John Conyers is giving up his leadership position as top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, acknowledgi...
Nov 27, 2017
Netanyahu averts coalition crisis over Sabbath 'desecration'
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reached an agreement with his ultra-Orthodox allies to avert a potential coalition crisis following the resignation of his health minister ove...
Nov 27, 2017
Toll from Greek floods rises to 23 as 2 new deaths reported
ATHENS, Greece - Greek authorities on Monday raised to 23 the death toll from heavy flooding near Athens this month, after one more body was found and an injured woman died in hospital. The Fire Briga...
Nov 27, 2017
Police: Man says he fatally shot son in self-defence
NASHVILLE - Authorities say a Tennessee man says he shot and killed his son in self-defence. News outlets report Metro Nashville police say 42-year-old Mario Ford Sr. told 20-year-old Mario Ford Jr. h...
Nov 27, 2017
Baby boom at Florida zoo with arrivals of 2 giraffe
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - There is a baby boom at a Florida zoo. Two reticulated giraffe calves - a male and a female - were born this week at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. The births mark the 41st gir...
Nov 27, 2017
'House of Cards' production crew gets another 2 weeks' pay
BALTIMORE - The Maryland-based production crew for “House of Cards” will continue to get paid for at least another two weeks. The show has been on hiatus since October, when allegations of...
Nov 27, 2017
Indian police use elephants to clear their protected habitat
GAUHATI, India - Indian police on Monday took the unusual step of using elephants in an attempt to evict hundreds of people living illegally in a protected forest area in the country’s remote no...
Nov 27, 2017
Chechnya's leader says he's ready to resign
MOSCOW - Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov announced Monday that he is ready to step down - a move largely perceived as a publicity stunt. Kadyrov said in a rare interview aired Monday morning that it is ...
Nov 27, 2017
Xmas markets across Germany open amid heightened security
BERLIN - Traditional Christmas markets are opening across Germany amid heightened security, almost a year after a terror attack on a Berlin Christmas market killed 12. German Interior Minister Thomas ...
Nov 27, 2017
Contestant from South Africa wins Miss Universe crown
LAS VEGAS - The woman representing South Africa won the Miss Universe crown Sunday. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who recently earned a business management degree, was crowned during the event at The AXIS th...
Nov 26, 2017