Category Archives: CP_World
Authorities find bodies of 5 more Pakistanis
QUETTA, Pakistan - A government spokesman says authorities have found the bodies of five more Pakistanis who were apparently planning to cross into Iran on their way to Europe to seek work as migrant ...
Nov 18, 2017
Giddy Zimbabweans gather in capital to march against Mugabe; 'It's like Christmas'
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) - Euphoric crowds of several thousand people gathered in Zimbabwe’s capital on Saturday to demand the departure of President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa’s last remai...
Nov 18, 2017
Palestinians reject 'extortion' in face of US move
JERUSALEM - The Palestinian foreign minister says the Palestinians will not give in to “extortion” after a U.S. threat to close their diplomatic mission in Washington. In an interview on P...
Nov 18, 2017
MSF says it can't deliver live-saving aid to Yemen capital
CAIRO - International aid group Doctors Without Borders says it has not been able to deliver live-saving medical and humanitarian assistance to the people in dire need in the Yemeni capital because of...
Nov 18, 2017
Sri Lankan police arrest 19 over racial violence
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan police said Saturday that 19 people were arrested following racial violence in the country’s south that started over a dispute between majority Buddhists and mino...
Nov 18, 2017
Love game: Serena Williams reportedly marries in New Orleans
The game is love for tennis star Serena Williams and her new husband, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The couple got married at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, according to a story and ...
Nov 17, 2017
Senior Chinese envoy in North Korea amid chill in ties
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - The highest-level Chinese envoy to North Korea in two years held meetings in the country’s capital to try to improve relations that have...
Nov 17, 2017
Strong predawn earthquake jolts Tibet; no casualties
BEIJING - A predawn 6.9 magnitude earthquake jolted a remote corner of Tibet early Saturday, with no reported casualties. The China Earthquake Administration placed the epicenter at Nyingchi in China&...
Nov 17, 2017
Rev Jesse Jackson discloses Parkinson's disease diagnosis
CHICAGO - The Rev. Jesse Jackson disclosed publicly Friday that he has been seeking outpatient care for two years for Parkinson’s disease and plans to “dedicate” himself to physical ...
Nov 17, 2017
Allegations against Alabama's Roy Moore dividing GOP women
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Standing on the white marble steps of Alabama’s Capitol, Kayla Moore surrounded herself with two dozen other women Friday to defend husband Roy Moore against accusations of se...
Nov 17, 2017