Category Archives: World
Spanish leader moves aggressively to clip Catalonia's wings
BARCELONA, Spain - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy left the nation breathless when he announced the steps he wants to take to crush the separatist movement in the prosperous Catalonia region. Raj...
Oct 22, 2017
Malta's people and media take up slain reporter's message
VALLETTA, Malta - Several thousand Maltese citizens rallied Sunday to honour an investigative journalist killed by a car bomb, but the prime minister and opposition leader who were chief targets of Da...
Oct 22, 2017
Girl goes on mission to find owner of missing $2
PEQUANNOCK, N.J. - A young girl in New Jersey who hoped to return two dollar bills she found on a sidewalk to their rightful owner will use the money to donate a box of Girl Scout nuts to the military...
Oct 22, 2017
Gunman arrested after taking hostages at UK bowling alley
LONDON - A gunman who reportedly held two employees hostage at a central England bowling alley was arrested Sunday night after armed police moved in. He was treated at the scene and taken to a hospita...
Oct 22, 2017
Record-setting astronaut Scott Kelly to speak in Ohio
CINCINNATI - The astronaut who spent a U.S. record-breaking year in space will launch the Cincinnati Museum Center’s fall lecture series. Scott Kelly will speak Wednesday evening at Cincinnati&#...
Oct 22, 2017
World Health Organization revokes appointment of Mugabe
JOHANNESBURG - The head of the U.N. health agency has revoked his appointment of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as a “goodwill ambassador” after the choice drew widespread critic...
Oct 22, 2017
No joke: TV host Letterman honoured with Mark Twain Prize
WASHINGTON - David Letterman was celebrated at the Kennedy Center Sunday night for his record run on late-night TV, innovative comedy routines and for helping the nation start to heal by reassuring th...
Oct 22, 2017
NewsAlert: Head of World Health Organization withdraws appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador
JOHANNESBURG - Head of World Health Organization withdraws appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador. More coming. The Associated Press
Oct 22, 2017
Indonesia seeks answers from US as top general denied entry
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia’s government is seeking clarification from the U.S. after the Indonesian military chief was denied entry to the country, an official said Sunday. Foreign Ministry ...
Oct 22, 2017
Letter penned a day before Titanic sank sold at UK auction
LONDON - A letter written by one of the Titanic’s passengers a day before the ocean liner sank has sold for 126,000 pounds ($166,000) at an auction in England. The handwritten note, on embossed ...
Oct 22, 2017