Category Archives: CP_World

Trump offers to mediate in protracted South China Sea feud
MANILA, Philippines - President Donald Trump on Sunday offered to mediate in the South China Sea disputes, while his Chinese counterpart played down concerns over Beijing’s military buildup and ...
Nov 12, 2017

Dubai Air Show opens with Emirates' $15.1B Boeing buy
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Long-haul carrier Emirates purchased 40 American-made Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners on Sunday at the start of the biennial Dubai Air Show, a $15.1 billion deal certain to ple...
Nov 12, 2017
Iraqi military helicopter crashes, 3-member crew killed
BAGHDAD - Iraq’s Defence Ministry says a military helicopter has crashed during a training exercise, killing all three crew members on board. The statement says the Russian-made Mi-17 helicopter...
Nov 12, 2017

Prince Charles stands in for queen at war memorial ceremony
LONDON - Prince Charles has led Britain’s annual Remembrance Sunday ceremony for war dead, taking the role held for more than six decades by his mother Queen Elizabeth II. The 91-year-old queen,...
Nov 12, 2017
Spain rescues 276 migrants crossing perilous Mediterranean
MADRID - Spain’s maritime rescue service says it has saved 276 migrants from seven different boats attempting the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea. The service says all the boats were ...
Nov 12, 2017

Hundreds join pride march in India, where gay sex is illegal
NEW DELHI - Hundreds of gay rights activists and supporters, many wearing colorful costumes and holding balloons, marched through India’s capital on Sunday in celebration but also defiance in a ...
Nov 12, 2017

Israel warns Gaza militants against carrying out attacks
JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned Gaza militants against attacks as the Islamic Jihad group vowed revenge for the demolition of one of its attack tunnels that crossed into...
Nov 12, 2017

Indonesia museum removes Hitler display after protests
JAKARTA, Indonesia - An Indonesian visual effects museum that encouraged visitors to take selfies with a waxwork of Hitler against a giant image of the Auschwitz extermination camp has removed the exh...
Nov 12, 2017

Iran denies involvement in Bahrain pipeline attack
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran has denied allegations it was behind a militant attack on a pipeline outside Bahrain’s capital. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi was quoted by the state-run IRNA new...
Nov 12, 2017
Indonesian police shoot dead 2 men in police station attack
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police said Sunday they have fatally shot two men suspected of burning down a remote police station on Sumatra island. National police spokesman Rikwanto said the suspe...
Nov 12, 2017