Category Archives: CP_World

Mourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to bury t...
Mar 17, 2019

Paris cleans up riot debris as support fades for protesters
PARIS - Business owners, city employees and construction workers dug in Sunday to clean up one of the world’s most glamorous avenues, after riots by ultraviolent yellow vest protesters trashed t...
Mar 17, 2019
Military: West Bank shooting spree kills 1 Israeli, wounds 2
JERUSALEM - A Palestinian killed an Israeli and seriously wounded two others in a West Bank shooting and stabbing spree Sunday before fleeing, setting off a massive manhunt, the Israeli military said....
Mar 17, 2019

Germany's Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank to hold talks on merger
BERLIN - Germany’s biggest bank, Deutsche Bank, and domestic rival Commerzbank have decided to open talks on a possible merger. Sunday’s announcement followed months of speculation about a...
Mar 17, 2019

Where eagles flirt: A DC tale of love, loss and raccoons
WASHINGTON - It’s a tale of star-crossed lovers, pregnancy and loss, and a hungry raccoon. Washingtonians, along with a global community of eagle-watchers, have been transfixed this winter by th...
Mar 17, 2019

Taliban kill 22 Afghan forces in attack on checkpoints
KABUL - An overnight Taliban assault on checkpoints in northern Afghanistan killed 22 troops, after some 100 Afghan forces fled heavy fighting in the country’s west last week and tried to cross ...
Mar 17, 2019
Biden's verbal slip about campaign draws Democrats' cheers
DOVER, Del. - Did Joe Biden accidentally reveal his plans to run for the White House? Or was it just another slip of the tongue by the former vice-president with a reputation for veering off script? I...
Mar 17, 2019
Dog that completed Iditarod sled race dies of pneumonia
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Iditarod race officials say a dog on a racer’s team has died of pneumonia, and the musher has been withdrawn from the event. In a statement, the Iditarod organization announc...
Mar 17, 2019

Australian premier sides with egger against egged senator
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia’s prime minister on Sunday suggested an anti-Muslim senator should be charged after he slapped a teen who cracked a raw egg over the legislator’s head. Sen....
Mar 17, 2019

Lawyer: US Navy veteran held in Iran sentenced to 10 years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A U.S. Navy veteran from California has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in Iran, his lawyer said Saturday, becoming the first American known to be imprisoned there s...
Mar 16, 2019