Category Archives: World
Philippine rebels threaten to end monthslong cease-fire
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine communist rebels warned President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday that they may be forced to end their monthslong cease-fire and resume fighting if he does not suspend th...
Dec 07, 2016
Duterte defends police accused of killing drug-linked mayor
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte staunchly defended on Wednesday more than two dozen policemen who were accused by the government’s main investigation agency of killing...
Dec 07, 2016
Trump chooses hardliners but talks softer on immigration
NEW YORK - Donald Trump embraced new Cabinet officers Wednesday whose backgrounds suggest he’s primed to put tough actions behind his campaign rhetoric on immigration and the environment, even a...
Dec 07, 2016
Critics worry after Trump security chief fuels conspiracies
WASHINGTON - On issues of national security and intelligence, no one is likely to have more influence in Donald Trump’s White House than retired Gen. Michael T. Flynn. Yet Flynn, Trump’s i...
Dec 07, 2016
Merkel's conservatives back tougher rules on dual citizens
BERLIN - Members of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party voted Wednesday to scrap rules that allow the children of immigrants to be dual citizens, a move opposed by party leaders and rejected...
Dec 07, 2016
With Clinton's loss, Washington groups seek new missions
WASHINGTON - They’re at opposite ends of the political spectrum, but two Washington groups that had been focused squarely on Hillary Clinton now have something in common: preserving their very e...
Dec 07, 2016
Ghana president, longtime opposition leader face off in vote
ACCRA, Ghana - Ghanaians began lining up at polling stations before dawn on Wednesday to elect their next president as the West African nation hopes to reaffirm its reputation as a model of democracy ...
Dec 07, 2016
Study: 'Obamacare' repeal-only would make 30M uninsured
WASHINGTON - Repealing President Barack Obama’s health care law without a replacement risks making nearly 30 million people uninsured, according to a study released Wednesday. Separately, a prof...
Dec 07, 2016
Thai prime minister cautions news media on lese majeste law
BANGKOK - Thailand’s prime minister warned Wednesday that the BBC could be prosecuted if an online report published by its Thai-language service about the country’s new king is found to ha...
Dec 07, 2016
UN prosecutors demand life sentence for Gen. Ratko Mladic
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - U.N. prosecutors on Wednesday demanded a life sentence for Gen. Ratko Mladic, telling judges that they should convict and imprison the former Bosnian Serb military chief for o...
Dec 07, 2016