Category Archives: World
China court clears man 21 years after his execution
BEIJING - China’s supreme court ruled Friday that a young man executed 21 years ago for rape and murder had been innocent, in a case that has drawn attention to problems in the legal system as w...
Dec 02, 2016
Chinese firm starts building full-sized Titanic replica
BEIJING - Construction on the world’s first full-sized Titanic replica has started in China, a country with a well-documented fascination with the tale of the ill-fated ocean liner. The 300-mete...
Dec 02, 2016
Cyprus president: No bad peace deal will be put to a vote
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Talks aimed at reunifying Cyprus were back on track Friday after the leaders of the ethnically split island ended a two-week stalemate by agreeing to meet next month to tackle the mo...
Dec 01, 2016
Ailing Buzz Aldrin evacuated from South Pole to New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An ailing Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, was evacuated from the South Pole to New Zealand where he was in a hospital on Friday in stable condition. Aldrin, ...
Dec 01, 2016
Strong quake felt in south Peru; houses topple but no deaths
LIMA, Peru - A strong, shallow earthquake struck a sparsely populated area in Peru’s southern Andes near Lake Titicaca on Thursday, toppling some adobe houses but apparently causing no casualtie...
Dec 01, 2016
White House announces support for women in military draft
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration declared its support Thursday for requiring women to register for the military draft, a symbolic but significant shift that reflects the U.S. military’s evo...
Dec 01, 2016
Sons of Ethel Rosenberg plead with Obama to exonerate mother
WASHINGTON - The sons of convicted spy Ethel Rosenberg returned to the White House on Thursday, more than 50 years after pleading unsuccessfully to spare her life, in a last-ditch appeal to President ...
Dec 01, 2016
Death toll from Tennessee wildfires increases to 11
GATLINBURG, Tenn. - Crews discovered the remains of more people as they searched the rubble of wildfires that torched hundreds of homes and businesses near the Great Smoky Mountains, bringing the deat...
Dec 01, 2016
Starbucks: Schultz to step down as CEO, focus on innovation
NEW YORK - Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz is stepping down as CEO of the coffee chain he joined more than 30 years ago and transformed into a globally known brand. Schultz will become executive cha...
Dec 01, 2016
Obamas set to light National Christmas Tree for final time
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are set to light the National Christmas Tree on Thursday evening during a ceremony where he’s expected to share a holiday messag...
Dec 01, 2016