Category Archives: World
India: Pakistan firing kills boy, teenage girl in Kashmir
NEW DELHI - Indian and Pakistani troops fired at each other in the disputed Kashmir region on Monday, killing a 10-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl and injuring 12 other civilians on the Indian sid...
Oct 02, 2017
Trump closes WH event to highlight deregulation
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has set out to upend some of President Barack Obama’s regulations, which the White House says circumvented Congress in the first place and cost American bus...
Oct 02, 2017
Horror and heartbreak: Stars react to Las Vegas shooting
Country stars and celebrities took to social media to express their sadness after the mass shooting in Las Vegas at the Route 91 Harvest Festival: - “I am incredibly saddened by tonight’s ...
Oct 02, 2017
Supreme Court term begins with case of workers' rights
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court opened a high-profile term Monday with a case about employees’ rights that could affect an estimated 25 million workers. Justice Neil Gorsuch, in his first full te...
Oct 02, 2017
Witnesses recount N. Korean leader's brother's last moments
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - Witnesses recounted the last moments of the estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader as the trial began Monday in Malaysia of two women accused of assassinating him b...
Oct 02, 2017
Trump dismisses talking to North Korea as wasted time
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is “wasting his time” trying to negotiate with North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs, raising speculat...
Oct 02, 2017
Existing only from the Nile, Egypt fears disaster from a dam
CAIRO - The only reason Egypt has even existed from ancient times until today is because of the Nile River, which provides a thin, richly fertile stretch of green through the desert. For the first tim...
Oct 02, 2017
Jordan seeks more security guarantees in south Syria truce
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan hopes a cease-fire it helped negotiate in neighbouring southern Syria will eventually lead to a secure border, the reopening of a vital trade crossing and a gradual return home ...
Oct 02, 2017
Court jails Russian opposition leader Navalny for 20 days
MOSCOW - A Moscow court on Monday sent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to jail for 20 days for calling for an unsanctioned protest, which would keep him away from a major rally this weekend. ...
Oct 02, 2017
Trump advisers say tax cut proposal won't favour rich
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - President Donald Trump’s top advisers say his proposed tax plan would not cut taxes disproportionately for the rich - despite an early non-partisan analysis that says it will....
Oct 02, 2017