Category Archives: CP_World
Yemen's rebels say they left Hodeida port, claim disputed
SANAA, Yemen - Yemen’s Shiite rebels on Saturday said they handed over control of the main port in the Red Sea city of Hodeida to the coast guard and local administrators, but the government den...
Dec 29, 2018
April trial set for retired Army general facing rape charges
MANASSAS, Va. - A retired Army general is scheduled to be tried in April on rape and incest charges in Virginia. Court documents show James J. Grazioplene’s trial in in Prince William General Di...
Dec 29, 2018

Elections, films help effort to ban gay conversion therapy
NEW YORK - Activists urging more states to ban gay conversion therapy for minors are expecting major gains in 2019, thanks to midterm election results and the buzz generated by two well-reviewed films...
Dec 29, 2018

Anti-India protests erupt in Kashmir after 4 rebels killed
SRINAGAR, India - Anti-India protests and clashes erupted in disputed Kashmir on Saturday after a gunbattle between militants and government forces killed four rebels, police and residents said. The f...
Dec 29, 2018
Shutdown to close DC museums; some basic services provided
WASHINGTON - Museums and galleries popular with visitors and locals in the nation’s capital will close starting midweek if the partial shutdown of the federal government drags on. So will the Na...
Dec 29, 2018

Trump EPA orders rollback of Obama mercury regulations
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has targeted an Obama-era regulation credited with helping dramatically reduce toxic mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants, saying the benefits to human ...
Dec 29, 2018

Anak Krakatau volcano now a quarter of its pre-eruption size
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Scientists say Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano island, which erupted and collapsed a week ago triggering a deadly tsunami, is now only about a quarter of its pre-eruption ...
Dec 29, 2018

UK honours cave rescue divers, Twiggy, Monty Python's Palin
LONDON - British divers who rescued young soccer players trapped in a flooded cave in Thailand are among those being recognized in Britain’s New Year’s Honors List, along with 1960s model ...
Dec 29, 2018
Insurgents suspected in fourth day of south Thailand attacks
HAT YAI, Thailand - Violence presumed to have been carried out by Muslim separatists has hit southern Thailand for the fourth day in a row, with three paramilitary soldiers wounded and a female civili...
Dec 29, 2018

Bomb strikes tourist bus near Egypt's Giza Pyramids, kills 4
CAIRO - A roadside bomb hit a tourist bus on Friday near the Giza Pyramids, killing three Vietnamese and their Egyptian guide, officials said. The bus was travelling in the Marioutiyah area near the p...
Dec 28, 2018