Category Archives: CP_World
In Ecuadorean cave, meals offered in darkness by the blind
QUITO, Ecuador - On the outskirts of Ecuador’s capital, young couples and families venture into a pitch-black cave in search of an unlikely experience: a meal in the dark. Blind waiters guide gu...
Nov 07, 2017
Texas authorities: We won't mention shooter's name again
The shooter’s name went unspoken at a news conference on the killings at a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, and authorities there said they intend to keep refraining from saying it. “W...
Nov 07, 2017
Texas church gunman had run-ins with the law before shooting
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - Wherever Devin Patrick Kelley went after graduating from high school, a trail of violence followed. In New Mexico, Kelley was kicked out of the Air Force following a court-marti...
Nov 07, 2017
Combat and cultural readiness key for new Army trainers
FORT BENNING, Georgia - Army Col. Scott Jackson reaches out and grasps the hand of a male soldier. Their fingers interlaced, Jackson talks to the soldier for a few minutes and then asks if he feels un...
Nov 07, 2017
Natalie Portman honoured in Israel with 'Jewish Nobel Prize'
JERUSALEM - Natalie Portman has been awarded Israel’s 2018 Genesis Prize in recognition of her commitment to social causes and deep connection to her Jewish and Israeli roots, organizers of the ...
Nov 07, 2017
Egyptian activists pan US actress Helen Hunt in open letter
CAIRO - Egyptian activists condemned American actress Helen Hunt on Tuesday for her participation in a government-organized youth conference they say is whitewashing authorities’ appalling human...
Nov 07, 2017
Trial in Michigan airport stabbing put off until July 30
FLINT, Mich. - The case of a Canadian man charged with stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport isn’t on a fast track. A judge agreed Friday to extend important deadlines while federal in...
Nov 07, 2017
Harvard honours Elton John for efforts to fight HIV, AIDS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Elton John has been honoured at Harvard University for his philanthropic efforts to fight HIV and AIDS. The 70-year-old singer was awarded the Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Go...
Nov 07, 2017