Category Archives: CP_World

Designer Azzedine Alaia, known for clingy style, dies at 77
PARIS - Tunisian-born designer Azzedine Alaia, a fashion iconoclast whose clingy styles helped define the 1980s and who dressed famous women from Hollywood to the White House, has died at age 77. The ...
Nov 18, 2017

Spain: Ex-Caracas mayor meets leader after fleeing Venezuela
MADRID - The ousted mayor of Caracas pledged to spread his protest against Venezuela’s socialist government across the world as he arrived in Spain on Saturday, a day after escaping from house a...
Nov 18, 2017
Zoo throwing farewell party for beloved gorilla
BOSTON - A Boston zoo is holding a farewell party for a beloved gorilla that’s heading to another zoo in New Orleans to start his own family. Officials at the Franklin Park Zoo on Saturday will ...
Nov 18, 2017
100 full moons: Blazing fireball lights up Arctic sky
COPENHAGEN - A blazing fireball lit up the dark skies of Arctic Finland for five seconds, giving off what scientists said was “the glow of 100 full moons” and igniting hurried attempts to ...
Nov 18, 2017
Germany bans children's smart watches with listening app
BERLIN - German regulators have banned certain types of smartwatches marketed to children, saying the devices have been used to listen in on school classrooms and run afoul of Germany’s surveill...
Nov 18, 2017
Egypt opens Gaza border crossing for 3 days under PA control
RAFAH, Palestinian Territory - Gaza’s border crossing into Egypt ran Saturday under the Palestinian Authority’s control for the first time in a decade, in a step forward for the Western-ba...
Nov 18, 2017

Bonn climate talks end with progress despite US stance
BONN, Germany - As the first glimmer of dawn appeared across the Rhine River, delegates stumbled out of an all-night negotiating session at this year’s global climate talks, expressing satisfact...
Nov 18, 2017
Spain saves 500 migrants crossing Mediterranean in 46 boats
MADRID - Spanish authorities say around 500 migrants have been saved by rescue boats as they attempted the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea from Africa. Francisco Bernabe, the Spanish repres...
Nov 18, 2017
Macron's upstart party chooses new leader, amid tensions
LYON, France - French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party has chosen a new leader, as the 19-month-old movement tries to overcome divisions and solidify its position after redrawing Franc...
Nov 18, 2017

Trump delays new policy on importing elephant parts
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said Friday he’s delaying a new policy allowing the body parts of African elephants shot for sport to be imported until he can review “all conservation ...
Nov 18, 2017