Category Archives: World

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Before Dylann Roof was arrested for killing nine black church members, he scribbled a note to his mother, apologizing for all the repercussions his actions would cause. Weeks later, i...

LAGOS, Nigeria - She was found wandering in a forest, the first of the nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram to escape on her own and reach freedom. That was in May. Since then, Amina ...

LAGOS, Nigeria - Sunday marks 1,000 days since Boko Haram extremists abducted nearly 300 Chibok schoolgirls in northeastern Nigeria, shocking the world. Nearly 200 of the schoolgirls remain captive. W...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit in November rose to the highest level in nine months as imports of oil and other foreign goods increased, while American exports fell for a second month. The trade ...

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added 156,000 jobs in December, capping a year of slower but solid hiring and providing the last major snapshot of the economy President-elect Donald Trump will inherit fro...

CLEVELAND - Authorities in Cleveland say a 3-year-old boy died from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning after riding for hours in a van that had no catalytic converter to properly remove the odourles...

NEW DELHI - Noted Indian character actor Om Puri has died in the western city of Mumbai. He was 66. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a host of leading movie stars tweeted condolence messages sh...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Thirty-three inmates were slain Friday in northern Brazil, some with their hearts and intestines ripped out, during a prison killing spree led by the country’s largest gang, aut...

BRUSSELS - Police in the part of Brussels that has been at the centre of anti-terror actions over the past year are staying away from duty, concerned about the strain of excessive working hours. The B...

WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump says Mexico will reimburse taxpayers for a new border wall and that U.S. money spent will be for the “sake of speed.” Trump’s aides are cons...