Category Archives: World
John Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, dies at age 95
WASHINGTON - John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last s...
Dec 08, 2016
Russia says Aleppo combat suspended, residents say no let-up
BEIRUT - Russia said the Syrian army was suspending combat operations in Aleppo late Thursday to allow for the evacuation of civilians from besieged rebel-held neighbourhoods, but residents and fighte...
Dec 08, 2016
Trump picks fast food executive Andrew Puzder for Labour
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump plans to add another wealthy business person and elite donor to his Cabinet, saying he would nominate fast-food executive Andrew Puzder as labour secretary. P...
Dec 08, 2016
Well-known visual artist among Oakland fire victims
OAKLAND, Calif. - A well-known visual projection artist who toured the globe was among the 36 people killed in a fire that engulfed a dance party inside an Oakland warehouse. Federal officials investi...
Dec 08, 2016
Sandberg: False stories on Facebook didn't sway election
NEW YORK - Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg says she doesn’t think misinformation spread on the social media platform swayed the election in favour of President-elect Donald Trump. But she sai...
Dec 08, 2016
World Vision says hundreds affected by Solomon Islands quake
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Hundreds of people in remote parts of the Solomon Islands have had their homes damaged or destroyed by a powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck Friday, an aid organiza...
Dec 08, 2016
Wife on video: '5,000 per cent sure' she wanted husband dead
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Millions of people have seen a secretly recorded video of Dalia Dippolito telling an undercover police officer she was “5,000 per cent sure” about hiring him to kil...
Dec 08, 2016
US home price gains lift household wealth to $90.2 trillion
WASHINGTON - A healthy increase in home values and higher stock prices drove up U.S. household wealth in the July-September quarter, though the gains are largely concentrated among wealthier Americans...
Dec 08, 2016
Kentucky man pleads guilty in family murder plot
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - A Kentucky man charged with orchestrating the slayings of his parents, sister and an acquaintance who was enlisted to kill the family has avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty...
Dec 08, 2016
Defendant's pal: Will Smith attacked my friend after crash
NEW ORLEANS - Anger and anguish were evident in a New Orleans courtroom Thursday as a friend of the man on trial for killing retired Saints star Will Smith repeatedly insisted that Smith and his frien...
Dec 08, 2016