Category Archives: CP_World
Verizon reaches deal to continue carrying Disney channels
Verizon customers can continue to watch ESPN, ABC and other channels owned by Disney after the two companies announced a deal over programming fees. The telecommunications giant and the entertainment ...
Dec 31, 2018
South Africa's Zuma will head to recording studio in 2019
JOHANNESBURG - Driven from office by scandal, former South African president Jacob Zuma plans to record music in 2019. An official says Zuma, who resigned in February, will in April record “his ...
Dec 31, 2018
Lion kills worker after escaping locked area
BURLINGTON, N.C. - A lion killed a young worker at a wildlife centre Sunday after it got loose from a locked space, the centre said. Alexandra Black, 22, of New Palestine, Indiana, was killed Sunday a...
Dec 31, 2018
Pakistan says Indian troops kill woman, wound 9 in Kashmir
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan - Indian troops fired at Pakistani forces across the two countries’ line of control in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Monday, killing a woman and wounding nin...
Dec 31, 2018
2 dead, nearly 30 wounded in bomb blast at Philippine mall
COTABATO, Philippines - Suspected Muslim militants remotely detonated a bomb near the entrance of a mall in the southern Philippines on Monday as people did last-minute shopping ahead of New Year̵...
Dec 31, 2018
Afghan Taliban hold talks with Iranian official in Tehran
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran confirmed Monday that a delegation of the Taliban visited Tehran and discussed efforts to bring a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s 17-year war. Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahr...
Dec 31, 2018
London police arrest 39 for attempted murder after stabbing
LONDON - British police said 39 people were arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing in west London. Police said the unusual mass arrest was necessary because the suspects...
Dec 31, 2018
Judge clears the way for appeal of ruling against health law
WASHINGTON - A federal judge in Texas who recently declared the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional has stayed his ruling to allow for appeals. That means “Obamacare” remains in effect wh...
Dec 31, 2018
Former Afghanistan commander warns of plans to cut troops
WASHINGTON - The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there would reduce the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a pea...
Dec 31, 2018
Jets fire coach Todd Bowles after 4 seasons with no playoffs
NEW YORK - The New York Jets fired coach Todd Bowles Sunday night after four seasons, ending a disappointing tenure that began with plenty of promise but finished with lots of losses and no playoff ap...
Dec 30, 2018