Category Archives: CP_World

Trump says he should have left UCLA players in Chinese jail
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says he should have left three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China in jail. Trump’s tweet Sunday comes after the father of player LiAngelo...
Nov 19, 2017
Police question Israeli leader over corruption accusations
JERUSALEM - Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for about four hours on Sunday over a pair of corruption scandals surrounding the long-ruling Israeli leader. It was the sixth t...
Nov 19, 2017

'I thank you and good night,' Zimbabwe's Mugabe says, ending without announcing resignation
HARARE, Zimbabwe - ‘I thank you and good night,’ Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says, ending without announcing resignation. More coming. The Associated Press
Nov 19, 2017

Model accuses Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct
LOS ANGELES - Model Keri Claussen Khalighi has come forward to accuse Def Jam Records mogul Russell Simmons of sexual misconduct in 1991 when she was 17 years old. In a report Sunday in the Los Angele...
Nov 19, 2017

'Justice League' disappoints in US with $96 million opening
LOS ANGELES - Only in the modern era of superhero films could a $96 million opening weekend be considered anything less than impressive. But that’s the situation Warner Bros. and DC’s R...
Nov 19, 2017

Nick Cave plays Israel to 'take stand' against boycotters
JERUSALEM - Nick Cave, the dark poet of rock, on Sunday accused the anti-Israel boycott movement of trying to bully musicians and said he was taking a “principled stand” by performing in t...
Nov 19, 2017

Norway's king hospitalized with infection
HELSINKI - Norway’s royal palace says King Harald has been hospitalized with an infection and remains in satisfactory condition with improving health. The royal palace said in a short statement ...
Nov 19, 2017

LaToya Cantrell becomes New Orleans' 1st woman mayor
NEW ORLEANS - LaToya Cantrell, a City Council member who first gained a political following as she worked to help her hard-hit neighbourhood recover from Hurricane Katrina, won a historic election Sat...
Nov 19, 2017

Pope devotes Mass to poor, calls indifference a 'great sin'
VATICAN CITY - Celebrating Mass with poor people in the splendor of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis on Sunday denounced those who dismiss poverty as “not my business” and defined ...
Nov 19, 2017

Top China diplomat talks refugee crisis with Myanmar leaders
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar - China’s foreign minister said Sunday that the international community must help fight poverty and promote development in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which has seen hundre...
Nov 19, 2017