Category Archives: CP_World

House fire in southern Beijing suburb kills 19, injures 8
BEIJING - A fire at a building advertising low-cost rental apartments in a southern Beijing suburb killed 19 people and injured eight others, official media reported Sunday. Firefighters put out the f...
Nov 18, 2017

AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64
NEW YORK - Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” ”Hells Bells&...
Nov 18, 2017

Surgeons remove worms, parasites from N. Korean soldier
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Surgeons treating a North Korean soldier who was severely wounded by gunfire while escaping to South Korea have removed dozens of parasites from his body, including presume...
Nov 18, 2017

Authorities continue search for suspect who killed cop
NEW KENSINGTON, Pa. - Pennsylvania residents who came to the aid of a rookie police officer who was fatally shot and killed during a traffic stop say he was “gasping for air” and not respo...
Nov 18, 2017

Ann Wedgeworth, known for 'Three's Company' role, dies at 83
NEW YORK - Actress Ann Wedgeworth, who gained fame on film and Broadway before taking on the role of a flirty divorcee on “Three’s Company,” has died at age 83. Wedgeworth’s da...
Nov 18, 2017

Moore critic: Alabama Senate race a battle for nation's soul
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A leading figure among religious liberals says the candidacy of Republican Roy Moore for U.S. Senate is a struggle for the “soul of the nation.” The remarks Saturday by ...
Nov 18, 2017

3-month citywide arts exhibit opens Sunday in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS - Collages by jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, three versions of a work by Yoko Ono, a dream-like video about jazz trumpeter Buddy Bolden, a steam calliope that plays African-American prote...
Nov 18, 2017

Italy Senate chief: Mafia planned to kill me next in 1992
ROME - The president of the Italian Senate revealed Saturday that the Mafia’s “boss of bosses” allegedly had targeted him to be assassinated next after twin bomb blasts killed Italy&...
Nov 18, 2017

U.S. nuclear commander says he would resist 'illegal' order from Trump
HALIFAX - The top commander of U.S. nuclear forces says he would push back if President Donald Trump asked him to carry out an order he deemed “illegal.” Air Force Gen. John E. Hyten told ...
Nov 18, 2017

Why few women of colour in wave of accusers? 'Stakes higher'
PHILADELPHIA - In the weeks since dozens of women have accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of rape or sexual harassment, unleashing an avalanche of similar charges against other prominent men across ...
Nov 18, 2017