Category Archives: World

UK foreign secretary underscores commitment to NATO
LONDON - Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson underscored Britain’s commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Friday, describing the alliance as the foundation of security in Europe. In...
Dec 02, 2016
Chanel: Train across jasmine fields threatens perfume-making
PARIS - Chanel is making a stink over a possible high-speed train line through French jasmine fields in Provence, warning it could threaten production of its Chanel No. 5 perfume. France’s SNCF ...
Dec 02, 2016
Maisie Williams: Stop going to dolphin shows
TOKYO - “Game of Thrones” star Maisie Williams wants everyone to stop buying tickets to marine shows. She says it’s the best way to stop the capture and killings of dolphins in Japan...
Dec 02, 2016
Xi tells Kissinger China wants 'stable' progress with US
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping told former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Friday that Beijing hopes for “stable and sustained” progress in ties with the U.S. following ...
Dec 02, 2016

Buzz Aldrin gets visit from NASA after polar evacuation
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Buzz Aldrin had an unexpected bedside visit from NASA Deputy Administrator Dava Newman on Saturday as he continued to recover in a New Zealand hospital from his medical eva...
Dec 02, 2016

Police hail parents who found, disarmed son at Utah school
SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah mother and father who followed their son to school and pulled a shotgun from his hand after he fired a round into a classroom ceiling likely prevented bloodshed by acting quick...
Dec 02, 2016
China rescues 2 Filipino fishermen at disputed shoal
MANILA, Philippines - Chinese coast guard ships have rescued two Filipino fishermen in bad weather at a disputed shoal and handed them back Friday to the Philippines in a show of how President Rodrigo...
Dec 02, 2016
Russia warns of planned cyber attacks on its banks
MOSCOW - Russia’s main domestic security agency says unspecified foreign special services are plotting a series of cyber attacks aimed at destabilizing the nation’s financial system. The F...
Dec 02, 2016

Europol warns of new terror tactics, fresh threats to Europe
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Europol warned Friday that the Islamic State group could launch fresh attacks in Europe in the near future, and the agency’s director said police forces across the conti...
Dec 02, 2016

New Thai king's first duty is to honour late father
BANGKOK - Thailand’s new king on Friday carried out his first official duty, attending a solemn religious ceremony to honour his father and predecessor who died seven weeks ago. King Maha Vajira...
Dec 02, 2016