Category Archives: World

NEW YORK - Like many governors, New York’s Andrew Cuomo wasn’t known for granting clemency. Until last week. In a single day, the Democrat pardoned 101 people convicted as teenagers of non...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - At least four of the five people killed in the Fort Lauderdale airport shooting were on vacation, headed for cruises that promised sun, sand and fun. They were collecting their...

LISBON, Portugal - Mario Soares, a former prime minister and president of Portugal who helped steer his country toward democracy after a 1974 military coup and grew into a global statesman through his...

CHICAGO - Thousands of people have lined up in frigid temperatures hoping for tickets to President Barack Obama’s farewell speech in his hometown of Chicago. Tickets are being handed out Saturda...

LONDON - A senior British diplomat who warned that negotiating a European Union exit could take 10 years has quit the civil service, days after stepping down as the U.K.’s envoy to the bloc, the...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Dan and Janice Kovacs and their two children were passing through airport security when the gunfire erupted. They were shoeless - with wallets, passports and carry-on items chu...

WASHINGTON - It’s typically an unquestioned honour to participate in the inauguration of an American president. Who wouldn’t want to be part of such a historic event? This time, though, it...

PORTLAND, Maine - Lobster lovers are used to adjusting to high prices, but this winter, they’re shelling out even more for the cherished crustaceans because of a lack of catch off of New England...

BAGHDAD - Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim commenced a two-day visit to Iraq Saturday, the first since the two governments quarreled over the presence of unauthorized Turkish troops in northern ...

ISTANBUL - The once bustling Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is astonishingly quiet. The shops and restaurants in the city’s trendy Istiklal Street are all but empty of foreign customers and the hotels...