Category Archives: CP_World
Survivors: Up to 117 missing from sunken boat off Libya
ROME - Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Libya say up to 117 other migrants were aboard at the time, a U.N. migration official said Saturday. It ap...
Jan 19, 2019
Official: Police kill 4 insurgents in shootout in Pakistan
MULTAN, Pakistan - Counter-terrorism officers killed four insurgents, including two women, in a shootout on a highway in eastern Punjab province on Saturday, officials said. Senior officer Rai Tahir s...
Jan 19, 2019

Rescuers hope to reach Spanish boy in deep hole on Sunday
MADRID - Authorities in southern Spain said Saturday they hope to soon reach the spot where they believe a two-year-old boy is trapped after falling in a deep borehole six days ago. Angel Garcia, the ...
Jan 19, 2019

Trump says 'things are going very well' with North Korea
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Saturday that “things are going very well with North Korea” and he plans a second summit with leader Kim Jong Un to try to broker a deal that would...
Jan 19, 2019

French yellow vests protest despite Macron's outreach
PARIS - Thousands of yellow vest protesters rallied Saturday in several French cities for a 10th consecutive weekend, despite a national debate launched this week by President Emmanuel Macron aimed at...
Jan 19, 2019

Trump 'appreciates' Mueller's statement on report's accuracy
WASHINGTON - Special counsel Robert Mueller’s office has issued a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News’ report that President Donald Trump’s former attorney ...
Jan 19, 2019

Merkel's Bavarian allies elect new head, ushering in new era
BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies elected a new leader Saturday, a change that offers Germany’s centre-right a chance to move past their persistent bickering over recent ...
Jan 19, 2019
UK's Labour Party seeks 'frank' debate on Brexit impasse
LONDON - Britain’s opposition Labour Party is calling for an “open and frank debate” on the government’s stalled Brexit plan and an increased role for Parliament in managing Br...
Jan 19, 2019
Ethiopia readies 'massive offensive' on al-Shabab in Somalia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The Ethiopian National Defence Force on Saturday confirmed an ambush by al-Shabab extremists on an Ethiopian peacekeeping convoy in neighbouring Somalia and said Ethiopian forc...
Jan 19, 2019

George W. Bush treats Secret Service detail to pizza
DALLAS - Former President George W. Bush treated his Secret Service detail to pizza to show his appreciation for their service without paychecks during the partial government shutdown. A photo posted ...
Jan 19, 2019