Category Archives: World
Southern Louisiana pipeline draws environmental opposition
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana environmental groups are gearing up for round two in a battle against a proposed 163-mile oil pipeline that would stretch across south Louisiana from Lake Charles through ...
Jan 22, 2017
2 US soldiers hurt in ammunition truck accident in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - Poland’s Defence Ministry says two U.S. soldiers have been hurt in an Army truck accident in southwestern Poland. A ministry communique issued Sunday said the truck carrying tan...
Jan 22, 2017
Cautious welcome from congressional Republicans to Trump era
WASHINGTON - Congressional Republicans anxiously monitor President Donald Trump’s Twitter feed, parse his pronouncements, and brace for potential controversy each time he gives an interview. But...
Jan 22, 2017
German Foreign Minister: Trump's election marks new era
BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier says U.S. President Donald Trump’s election marks the end of an era, and Berlin will move quickly to secure “close and trusting tra...
Jan 22, 2017
Russia PM calls idea US will lift sanctions soon 'illusion'
MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says the west’s sanctions on Russia are likely to remain in place “for a long time” despite expectations Donald Trump’s inaugura...
Jan 22, 2017
Hungarian official: Bus crash victim IDs could take days
BUDAPEST, Hungary - It could take days to officially identify the 16 people killed when a bus carrying Hungarian students returning from a ski trip burst into a fireball after crashing in Italy, Hunga...
Jan 22, 2017
Spanish police announce arrests in cultural artifacts ring
MADRID - Spanish police say 75 people have been arrested and more than 3,500 stolen artifacts and pieces of art seized in a joint operation with 17 other European countries that dismantled an internat...
Jan 22, 2017
Some question push for tougher penalties for attacking cops
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Gov. Eric Greitens is pushing to toughen Missouri’s already stiff penalties for attacking a police officer, reflecting similar efforts underway in other states and pleasing...
Jan 22, 2017
Missile failure off Florida? British leader won't say
LONDON - The British government is being accused of concealing the failure of an unarmed ballistic missile launch ahead of a debate in Parliament over whether to refurbish the country’s aging Tr...
Jan 22, 2017
Trump's victory creates uncertainty for wind and solar power
HONOLULU - President Donald Trump has disputed climate change, pledged a revival of coal and disparaged wind power, and his nominee to head the Energy Department was once highly skeptical of the agenc...
Jan 22, 2017