Category Archives: World
She suspected an affair; then she found a secret camera
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Police in Florida say a daughter suspected her mother’s live-in partner was having an affair, so she looked at files under his profile in their shared household computer....
Oct 31, 2017
Suicide bomber kills 5 near US Embassy in Afghanistan
KABUL - A suicide bomber struck near the U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan’s capital on Tuesday, killing five people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Mu...
Oct 31, 2017
Syria activists say 7 children killed in government shelling
BEIRUT - At least seven Syrian children were killed in government shelling of a rebel-held area outside Damascus on Tuesday, most as they left school, activists said. The government has intensified it...
Oct 31, 2017
Militant accused in Benghazi attack on his way to US jail
WASHINGTON - U.S. special operations forces captured a militant in Libya accused of playing an instrumental role in the Benghazi attacks, officials say, in a high-stakes operation designed to bring th...
Oct 31, 2017
Bill shielding Mueller from Trump unlikely soon in Senate
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell exhibited no interest Tuesday in considering legislation shielding the special counsel from Donald Trump, even as Republicans warn the president aga...
Oct 31, 2017
Former President Obama opens Chicago youth leadership summit
CHICAGO - Former President Barack Obama has delivered opening remarks at a Chicago leadership summit hosted by his foundation for hundreds of civic leaders and artists from around the world. Obama cal...
Oct 31, 2017
China may mandate prison for disrespecting national anthem
BEIJING - China’s legislature is considering a bill mandating prison sentences of up to three years for disrespecting the national anthem, amid rising nationalist appeals from the ruling Communi...
Oct 31, 2017
Access to food 'precarious' for Syrians stranded near Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan - The U.N. humanitarian chief called for immediate “life-saving” access to 50,000 displaced Syrians stranded on the sealed border with Jordan, as aid officials reported a sha...
Oct 31, 2017
Alabama drag queen donates items from gay marriage fight
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A drag queen known for opposing Republican U.S. Senate candidate and gay marriage foe Roy Moore has given Alabama’s history agency the garb she wore during the fight that help...
Oct 31, 2017
6 states seek to intervene in Hawaii's travel ban challenge
HONOLULU - Six U.S. states want to intervene in Hawaii’s lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The states of California, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon and Wa...
Oct 31, 2017