Category Archives: CP_World
Pope's Chile-Peru trip to include focus on indigenous people
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis’ trip to Chile and Peru in January is likely to focus on the plight of indigenous peoples, with a day dedicated to the Amazon and a visit to a region wracked by tensi...
Nov 13, 2017
US court hears case involving impersonation of AP journalist
WASHINGTON - A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday in a case that developed after an FBI agent pretended to be an Associated Press journalist as part of an investigation into bomb threats at ...
Nov 13, 2017
Catholic cardinal condemns "forces of division" and fear
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops decried what he said were “the forces of division” in the country, as he called Monday for immigration policies that keep families ...
Nov 13, 2017
France eyes setting age for sexual consent; 13 suggested
PARIS - A bill being prepared by the French government could set a minimum legal age for sexual consent for the first time, and the country’s justice minister said Monday that she thinks 13 year...
Nov 13, 2017
British doctor punches shark while surfing in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia - A British doctor said on Tuesday he punched a shark on the nose to escape its jaws while surfing off the Australian coast. Charlie Fry, 25, was left with superficial puncture wou...
Nov 13, 2017
Polish president sharply condemns weekend nationalist march
WARSAW, Poland - The Polish president has sharply condemned expressions of xenophobia and racism at a weekend march by nationalists, saying there is no place in the country for anti-Semitism and ̶...
Nov 13, 2017
Rohingya desperate to flee Myanmar are turning to swimming
SHAH PORIR DWIP, Bangladesh - Nabi Hussain owes his life to a yellow plastic oil container. The 13-year-old Rohingya boy couldn’t swim, and had never even seen the sea before fleeing his village...
Nov 13, 2017
US budget deficit up sharply to $63.2 billion in October
WASHINGTON - The federal government began its new budget year with an October deficit of $63.2 billion, up sharply from a year ago. The Treasury Department reported Monday that the October deficit was...
Nov 13, 2017
The Latest: Iran's death toll from earthquake rises to 445
TEHRAN, Iran - The latest on an earthquake along the Iran-Iraq border (all times local): 10:45 p.m. Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that 445 people were killed and 7,370 inj...
Nov 13, 2017
Business chiefs from EU, UK ask May to speed up Brexit talks
LONDON - Business leaders from both sides of the English Channel urged Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday to accelerate talks on Britain’s exit from the European Union as uncertainty about fut...
Nov 13, 2017