Category Archives: World
Former Saints running back describes Smith shooting
NEW ORLEANS - Former New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas told a jury Wednesday that he thought a heated argument between retired Saints star Will Smith and an irate driver had cooled - but t...
Dec 07, 2016

Trump is Time magazine's Person of the Year
WASHINGTON - Time magazine on Wednesday named Donald Trump its Person of the Year, bestowing what the president-elect called an “honour” even as he derided the idea that he’ll lead &...
Dec 07, 2016
Remains of 47 victims of plane crash to be sent to Islamabad
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - The remains of the 47 passengers and crew who were killed when a Pakistan International Airlines commuter crashed in the north of the country are being sent to Islamabad for ide...
Dec 07, 2016

Trump tweets on interview when Person of the Year is named
WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump is tweeting that he will be interviewed Wednesday morning on NBC amid speculation that he’ll be named Time magazine’s person of the year. He tweet...
Dec 07, 2016

Italian director clarifies 'Last Tango' butter rape scene
ROME - Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci is clarifying details about the infamous butter rape scene in the “Last Tango in Paris.” Bertolucci says the only novelty sprung on actress Mari...
Dec 07, 2016
'Mannequin challenge' video leads to arrests in Alabama
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A “mannequin challenge” video of people staging a shootout has led to the arrests of two men in Alabama and the seizure of several guns and marijuana. Madison County She...
Dec 07, 2016

EU fines 3 banks $520 million over rate market rigging
BRUSSELS - European Union regulators on Wednesday fined banks JPMorgan Chase, HSBC and Credit Agricole a combined $520 million for colluding to manipulate the price of financial products linked to int...
Dec 07, 2016
Scientists develop robotic hand for people with quadriplegia
BERLIN - Scientists have developed a mind-controlled robotic hand that allows people with certain types of spinal injuries to perform everyday tasks such as using a fork or drinking from a cup. The lo...
Dec 07, 2016

Study: Thousands of Bangladesh kids working 64 hours a week
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Thousands of Bangladeshi children who live in the capital’s slums are working illegally for an average of 64 hours a week, with many employed by the garment industry making c...
Dec 07, 2016

Pfizer fined for hiking epilepsy drug price 2,600 pct in UK
LONDON - British regulators fined U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and distributor Flynn Pharma a record 89.4 million pounds ($112.7 million) Wednesday for increasing the cost of an epilepsy drug by as much as 2...
Dec 07, 2016