Category Archives: CP_World

Israeli leader pledges funds for museum for Jewish WWII vets
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Sunday that his government would allocate the necessary funds to complete a long-promised museum honouring Jewish World War II veterans. T...
Feb 17, 2019

In Brexit limbo, UK veers between high anxiety, grim humour
LONDON - It’s said that history often repeats itself - the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. Many Britons feel they are living through both at the same time as their country navigates ...
Feb 17, 2019
Hundreds stranded as British airline Flybmi collapses
LONDON - Hundreds of passengers have been stranded by the abrupt collapse of the British regional airline Flybmi. The airline said it’s filing for administration - a British version of bankruptc...
Feb 17, 2019

Chicago police: Jussie Smollett assault case has 'shifted'
Chicago police said Saturday the investigation into the assault reported by Jussie Smollett has “shifted” due to information received from two brothers questioned in the case, and attorney...
Feb 16, 2019

Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists
MUNICH - German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew lengthy applause Saturday for her spirited defence of a multilateral approach to global affairs and support for Europe’s decision to stand by a nucl...
Feb 16, 2019

Police: Aurora attacker used gun he shouldn't have owned
AURORA, Ill. - The man who opened fire and killed five co-workers including the plant manager, human resources manager and an intern working his first day at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse...
Feb 16, 2019

Emotional funeral for Sala held in his Argentine hometown
PROGRESSO, Argentina - Family, friends, supporters and former teammates paid tribute to striker Emiliano Sala in his small Argentine hometown on Saturday, almost four weeks after he died when the plan...
Feb 16, 2019

Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick for sex abuse
VATICAN CITY - Former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has been found guilty by the Vatican of sex abuse and defrocked, as calls rose Saturday for Pope Francis to reveal what he knew about the once-powerfu...
Feb 16, 2019

Nadav Lapid's 'Synonyms' wins top prize at Berlin Film Fest
BERLIN - Israeli director Nadav Lapid’s “Synonyms,” a movie about a young Israeli man who uproots himself to France and is determined to put his homeland behind him, won the Berlin I...
Feb 16, 2019

US-backed Syria force says IS territorial defeat is near
BAGHOUZ, Syria - The sound of mortar shelling and fighter jets whizzing by filled the air. At the base in this small village, fighters from the U.S.- backed Syrian Democratic Forces co-ordinate with t...
Feb 16, 2019