Category Archives: World
Top contender to lead State known to back free trade, Russia
WASHINGTON - The top contender to lead U.S. foreign policy under Donald Trump is known for his longstanding support of free trade, international law and an expansive presence in the Middle East that d...
Dec 11, 2016
The Latest: Italy's foreign minister asked to be new premier
ROME - The Latest on Italy’s political crisis (all times local): 1:40 p.m. Italy’s foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, says he has accepted a presidential mandate to try to form a new gover...
Dec 11, 2016
Bombing at Egypt's main Coptic Christian cathedral kills 25
CAIRO - A bombing at a chapel adjacent to Egypt’s main Coptic Christian cathedral killed 25 people and wounded another 49 during Sunday Mass, one of the deadliest attacks carried out against the...
Dec 11, 2016
Early audience reactions from 'Rogue One' premiere
LOS ANGELES - The force is strong with “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” according to early reactions from the film’s premiere Saturday night in Los Angeles. Official reviews are under ...
Dec 11, 2016
39 dead as truck rams into vehicles on Kenya road
NAIVASHA, Kenya - A runaway truck carrying volatile gas slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing at least 39 people and injuring 10, officials said early Sun...
Dec 10, 2016
Republican John Kennedy wins Louisiana Senate race in runoff
BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana voters chose Saturday to send Republican state Treasurer John Kennedy to the U.S. Senate, filling the nation’s last Senate seat and giving the GOP a 52-48 edge in th...
Dec 10, 2016
Lousiville's Lamar Jackson wins Heisman Trophy
NEW YORK - Lamar Jackson was trying to remember the last time he cried. He was pretty sure it involved losing a football game. On Saturday night, Louisville’s spectacular sophomore quarterback f...
Dec 10, 2016
More than 30 dead as tanker rams into vehicles on Kenya road
NAIROBI, Kenya - A tanker carrying chemical gas slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing more than 30 people and injuring 10, officials said Sunday. The vehi...
Dec 10, 2016
Nigerian church collapses, 160 dead, says hospital director
WARRI, Nigeria - Mortuaries overflowed with bodies Sunday from a church collapse in southern Nigeria that killed at least 160 people, and worshippers said construction of the building had been rushed....
Dec 10, 2016
Bristol Palin announces she is expecting her third child
Bristol Palin is expecting her third child, she tells Entertainment Tonight. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s daughter announced her pregnancy on ET. She and husband Dakota Meyer said they are e...
Dec 10, 2016