Category Archives: CP_World
Geldof to turn in Dublin honour to protest plight of Rohingya
LONDON - Irish rock singer Bob Geldof says he is returning his Freedom of the City of Dublin honour because it is also held by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, accusing her of complicity for what he a...
Nov 13, 2017
Hundreds in Hollywood march against sexual harassment
LOS ANGELES - Armed with signs, catchy phrases and a motivation to take #MeToo beyond the internet and into real life, a few hundred women, men and children gathered Sunday among the sex shops and tou...
Nov 13, 2017
Magnitude 6.5 quake hits Costa Rica coast, shakes capital
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 shook Costa Rica on Sunday night, knocking items from shelves and sending people rushing outside in panic. The country...
Nov 13, 2017
Seoul: N. Koreans fire at soldier trying to defect to South
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korean soldiers shot at and wounded a fellow soldier who was crossing a jointly controlled area at the heavily guarded border to defect to South Korea on Monday, the ...
Nov 13, 2017
Afghan official: Taliban kill 8 policemen in country's west
KABUL - An Afghan official says a Taliban attack in western Farah province has killed eight police officers. Mohammad Naser Mehri, spokesman for the provincial governor, says the Taliban attacked a po...
Nov 13, 2017
Pakistan says troops kill 8 'terrorists' near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan says its troops have killed at least eight “terrorists” and wounded many others who tried to attack a post near the Afghan border. A military statement says a Pakistan...
Nov 13, 2017
US-targeted IS in Somalia could be a 'significant threat'
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Islamic State group’s growing presence in Somalia could become a “significant threat” if it attracts fighters fleeing collapsing strongholds in Syria and Ira...
Nov 13, 2017
Yemen rebels vow escalation as Saudis look to relax blockade
SANAA, Yemen - Saudi Arabia announced Monday that the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen will begin reopening airports and seaports in the Arab world’s poorest country, days aft...
Nov 13, 2017
Trump does not publicly rebuke Duterte for drug war killings
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sanctioned a bloody drug war that features extrajudicial killing. He called Barack Obama a “son of a whore.” This week, he bo...
Nov 13, 2017
Murder charge for mother's boyfriend in Florida girl's death
CRESTVIEW, Fla. - A murder charge has been filed against the boyfriend of a Florida woman whose 3-year-old daughter died after he allegedly kicked her in the head because she got out of a car seat. Th...
Nov 13, 2017