Category Archives: World
Texas family blame Apple's FaceTime in suit over fatal crash
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A Texas couple whose 5-year-old daughter died in a crash involving a driver who was allegedly using Apple’s FaceTime video chatting app is suing the tech company. The lawsuit ...
Dec 31, 2016
Puerto Rico governor calls for swift debt restructuring
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla is urging his successor to demand that a federal control board overseeing government finances move immediately to restructure much...
Dec 31, 2016
US issuing new rules to curb illegal fishing, seafood fraud
PORTLAND, Maine - The Obama administration is issuing new rules it says will crack down on illegal fishing and seafood fraud by preventing unverifiable fish products from entering the U.S. market. The...
Dec 31, 2016
Venezuela frees jailed activists, ex-presidential candidate
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s government has freed a former presidential candidate and several student activists who were jailed during anti-government protests in 2014. Former opposition can...
Dec 31, 2016
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio named top Alabama attraction
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A fabled music studio where acts including the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan recorded hits is already being named Alabama’s No. 1 tourist stop of 2017, even though it’s s...
Dec 31, 2016
China state broadcaster rebrands in international push
BEIJING - State broadcaster Central China Television has rebranded its international networks and digital presence under the name China Global Television Network as part of a push to consolidate its w...
Dec 31, 2016
China's Xi offers populist message in New Year's Eve address
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping said Saturday that his government would continue to focus on poverty alleviation at home and resolutely defending China’s territorial rights on the foreign...
Dec 31, 2016
S. Korea leader bolsters military against rival Pyongyang
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s acting leader, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn, sought to bolster the armed forces in a New Year’s message aimed as much at potential North Korean pr...
Dec 31, 2016
UN backs Russian-Turkish Syria efforts as cease-fire wavers
BEIRUT - The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Saturday supporting efforts by Russia and Turkey to end the nearly six-year conflict in Syria and jump-start peace negotiations, as ...
Dec 31, 2016
US states, leery of Russia malware, re-examine cybersecurity
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Several states around the country on Saturday asked cybersecurity experts to re-examine state and utility networks after a Vermont utility’s laptop was found to contain malware...
Dec 31, 2016