Category Archives: CP_World
Models, politicians remember late designer Alaia in Tunisia
SIDI BOU SAID, Tunisia - Models, government ministers, relatives and friends have attended the funeral in Tunisia of fashion designer Azzedine Alaia, a native of the North African country who won inte...
Nov 20, 2017
Camera operator dies in Ghana on set of Netflix drama
LONDON - A British camera operator has died on the set of the BBC/Netflix miniseries “The Forgiving Earth.” Agent Sarah Prince said Monday that Mark Milsome died in Ghana over the weekend ...
Nov 20, 2017
Zimbabwe's Mugabe ignores calls to quit, faces impeachment
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabweans mobilized Monday for what they hope is a major push to oust President Robert Mugabe, an increasingly isolated figure who faces impeachment proceedings and more street de...
Nov 20, 2017
Germany faces uncertainty after coalition talks break down
BERLIN - Germany, Europe’s largest economy and anchor of stability, is facing the prospect of months of political uncertainty after Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives were unable to ...
Nov 20, 2017
Christmas 'Cone Weed' loses its cone, much of its weediness
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina’s Christmas “Cone Weed” has lost its cone and much of its weediness. The Huntersville Fire Department posted on Twitter that a road crew showed up...
Nov 20, 2017
Opioid crisis cost $504B in 2015, higher than once thought
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Monday that the opioid epidemic is “ravaging so many American families and communities.” It also appears to be more expensive than previously thoug...
Nov 20, 2017
Jury selection in Iran sanctions case postponed for 1 week
NEW YORK - A judge postponed jury selection in the trial surrounding a conspiracy to help Iran evade economic sanctions after the star defendant, an international gold trader who had been trying to br...
Nov 20, 2017
Ex-Tulsa officer gets prison in daughter's boyfriend's death
TULSA, Okla. - A white ex-Oklahoma police officer was sentenced Monday to 15 years in prison for the fatal off-duty shooting of his daughter’s black boyfriend, after four trials spanning nearly ...
Nov 20, 2017
Trump promises Americans 'huge tax cut' for Christmas
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Monday promised a tax overhaul by Christmas, a day after the White House signalled its willingness to strike a health care provision from Senate tax legislation ...
Nov 20, 2017
Town moves man's loudspeaker broadcast of taps to local park
GLEN ROCK, Pa. - A Pennsylvania town has reached a detente over a former councilman’s broadcast of taps through loudspeakers at his home, which had caused complaints and lawsuit threats. The Gle...
Nov 20, 2017