Category Archives: World

TOKYO - A Japanese sushi chain boss bid a winning 74.2 million yen ($632,000) Thursday for a 212 kilogram (466 pound) bluefin tuna in what may be Tsukiji market’s last auction at its current sit...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Prosecuting lawmakers accused South Korean President Park Geun-hye of “broadly and gravely” violating the constitution as the constitutional Court began hearing...

CHARLESTON, S.C. - One by one, friends and family members walked up to the witness stand and testified about the nine black church members gunned down during a Bible study in Charleston on June 17, 20...

RENO, Nev. - Much of Northern California and the Sierra Nevada braced for potential flooding into the weekend as a winter storm that dumped more than 2 feet of snow around Lake Tahoe made its way towa...

JE YANG, Myanmar - Every afternoon, dozens of teenage girls at the school for displaced children line up on the grounds, dressed in white uniforms with belts of various colours: yellow, blue, white. T...

GRAY, France - Gray is a dying town, its residents lament. Big businesses have moved away, taking jobs with them. Though it still lives up to its nickname “Gray la jolie,” or “Gray t...

QUANTICO, Va. - Marine Corps recruits testified Thursday that they were called names, forced to do calisthenics in a dusty building and made to help a drill instructor with his homework during boot ca...

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped significantly last week, a sign of a robust job market. THE NUMBERS: Weekly requests for jobless aid fell 28,000 to a seasona...

ISTANBUL - Turkish police are closing in on the gunman who killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub, a senior government official said Thursday, insisting the suspect’s possible whereabouts and...

BEIRUT - A large explosion hit a Syrian government-held coastal town on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding dozens, according to Syria’s state TV. The attack was a major blow to th...