Category Archives: World

BARCELONA, Spain - Catalonia’s regional parliament plans to hold a debate this week on the Spanish prime minister’s plan to take direct control of the region - a session many fear could le...

WASHINGTON - David Letterman was never known as a particularly political comedian, preferring a detached irony-drenched tone that favoured the surreal and silly over topical humour. But there was an u...

KABUL - An Afghan official says a Taliban attack has killed four policemen in southern Ghazni province. In Kabul, two rockets fired from the east of the Afghan capital hit inside the city but caused n...

LONDON - Britain’s biggest business groups called on the government Monday to quickly agree to a transition period of at least two years following the country’s exit from the European Unio...

BERLIN - Eight people were hurt, at least one of them seriously, during an axe attack in a small Swiss town that ended with the suspect’s arrest, police said Monday. Officials said concerns abou...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - The judge deciding Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s punishment said Monday he is concerned that President Donald Trump’s comments about the case could impact the public’s...

ATHENS, Greece - Bailout negotiators have returned to Greece to try and reach a deal by the end of the year on the terms for the next loan payout, as the debt-plagued country prepares to end eight yea...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia - Three days of clashes between Indonesian police and gunmen near a U.S.-owned gold and copper mine in easternmost Papua province have killed one officer and wounded six others. Pa...

LONDON - Drivers of older, more polluting cars will face an additional charge when entering central London as the city battles air pollution blamed for thousands of premature deaths each year. Startin...

SALT LAKE CITY - Wind-driven wildfires in Utah forced evacuations and threatened structures on a big weekend for deer hunters in the fire zone. KUTV reports two separate wildfires of 600 acres each an...