Category Archives: World
Electronics store employees pitch in to buy Nintendo for boy
VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. - Employees at a New York electronics store have come together to buy a Nintendo system for a boy who frequently plays video games there. The Best Buy employees are seen presenting...
Dec 13, 2016
Putin tries dog diplomacy before Japan talks over islands
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin tried a bit of dog diplomacy ahead of his trip to Japan, and then gave a glimmer of hope that a 70-year territorial dispute with Tokyo could be resolved. Japa...
Dec 13, 2016
Secret Santas paying tens of thousands in layaway balances
RIDLEY, Pa. - Two different Secret Santas have been paying off tens of thousands of dollars of layaway accounts at discount stores in Pennsylvania. A man who goes by the name “Santa B” has...
Dec 13, 2016
Trump pick to lead State known to back free trade, Russia
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s choice to lead U.S. foreign policy is known for his longstanding support of free trade, international law and an expansive presence in the Middle East that doesn̵...
Dec 13, 2016
EU slows Turkey membership talks over coup crackdown
BRUSSELS - The European Union on Tuesday expressed deep concern about Turkey’s security crackdown since the failed coup in July but stopped short of officially freezing membership talks with the...
Dec 13, 2016
US, S. Korea, Japan vow co-operation over N. Korea sanctions
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Top nuclear envoys from South Korea, the United States and Japan pledged Tuesday to implement new sanctions against North Korea, including capping the country’s coal ...
Dec 13, 2016
Women migrant numbers high in Thai construction
BANGKOK - They toil high on scaffolding, pouring concrete and twisting iron bars. At night, they squeeze into shipping containers with their husbands by the dozens to get some rest. They are female mi...
Dec 13, 2016
Philippines rejects rebels' condition for cease-fire
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine defence chief on Tuesday rejected a demand by communist guerrillas for government troops to withdraw from rebel-influenced communities in the countryside for the i...
Dec 13, 2016
Australia nursing home worker jailed for murdering residents
SYDNEY, Australia - A staff member at an Australian nursing home was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison for murdering two elderly residents and attempting to murder a third with insulin injection...
Dec 13, 2016
Fire breaks out in high-rise on Dubai's palm island
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Firefighters have put out a fire that broke out on a high-rise in Dubai’s palm-shaped island, the latest in a string of blazes to race up multistory buildings in th...
Dec 13, 2016