Category Archives: World

WASHINGTON - Consumers cut back on their shopping in August by the largest amount in six months as declining auto sales offset gains in other areas. Retail sales fell 0.2 per cent last month after a 0...

VATICAN CITY - A high-ranking priest working in the Vatican’s embassy in Washington has been recalled after U.S. prosecutors asked for him to be charged there and face trial in a child pornograp...

HAVANA - Raul Castro seemed rattled. The Cuban president sent for the top American envoy in the country to address grave concerns about a spate of U.S. diplomats harmed in Havana. There was talk of fu...

MEXICO CITY - A person was missing and about 200 homes were reported damaged by water or wind in the Pacific coast state of Guerrero after Hurricane Max hit land east of Acapulco. Guerrero Gov. Hector...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA’s Cassini spacecraft disintegrated in the skies above Saturn on Friday in a final, fateful blaze of cosmic glory, following a remarkable journey of 20 years. Confirma...

LONDON - A homemade bomb planted in a rush-hour subway car exploded in London on Friday, injuring 29 people and prompting authorities to raise Britain’s terrorism threat level to “critical...

BOSTON - Scientists who discovered that old men really do have big ears, that playing the didgeridoo helps relieve sleep apnea and that handling crocodiles can influence gambling decisions are among t...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Venezuela’s government and opposition have made progress in exploratory talks aimed at creating a framework to resolve the nation’s economic and politic...

DALLAS - Crews have removed a statue of Robert E. Lee from a pedestal and carted it away from a Dallas park named for the Confederate general. In an unannounced but expected move, a large crane was br...

SAN DIEGO - Three advocacy groups sued the federal government Thursday to block construction of a border wall with Mexico, alleging that that Trump administration overstepped its authority by waiving ...