Category Archives: World
'Zombie' event staged at Oklahoma Capitol to support taxes
OKLAHOMA CITY - Anti-tax “zombies” in Oklahoma were stopped outside the entrance to the state capitol on Saturday in a staged event by groups supporting tax increases to prevent cuts to he...
Oct 21, 2017
Fox renewed O'Reilly contract despite knowing of allegations
NEW YORK - The parent company of the Fox News Channel says it knew a news analyst planned to file a sexual harassment lawsuit against Bill O’Reilly when it renewed the popular personality’...
Oct 21, 2017
To learn how to say New Zealand leader's name, just call her
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - When an Australian journalist wanted to find out how to correctly pronounce the name of New Zealand’s incoming prime minister, he - unwittingly - went straight to the t...
Oct 21, 2017
Malta offers $1.18 million to discover who killed reporter
VALLETTA, Malta - Malta’s government on Saturday offered an “unprecedented” 1 million euro ($1.18 million) reward and full protection for anyone with information on who killed an inv...
Oct 21, 2017
WHO chief now 'rethinking' Mugabe 'goodwill ambassador' post
GENEVA - After widespread shock and condemnation, the head of the World Health Organization said Saturday he is “rethinking” his appointment of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe as a “...
Oct 21, 2017
54 Egyptian police killed in ambush, say officials
CAIRO - At least 54 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, were killed when a raid on a militant hideout southwest of Cairo was ambushed, officials said Saturday. The ensuing firefight wa...
Oct 21, 2017
China supports Myanmar 'safeguarding peace and stability'
BEIJING - China supports Myanmar in “safeguarding peace and stability” and won’t join other nations in condemning what many consider a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya M...
Oct 21, 2017
Bannon faults George W. Bush for 'destructive' presidency
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Former White House adviser Steve Bannon depicted former President George W. Bush as bumbling and inept, faulting him for presiding over a “destructive” presidency during ...
Oct 21, 2017
Somalia readies for 'state of war' as death toll up to 358
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia’s president on Saturday urged troops to prepare for a “state of war” against the al-Shabab extremist group blamed for the country’s deadliest attac...
Oct 21, 2017
Landslide in northern Malaysia kills 3; 11 more trapped
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - A landslide at a construction site in northern Malaysia on Saturday killed three foreign workers, with rescuers searching for 11 others feared trapped in the mud and rubble, o...
Oct 21, 2017