Category Archives: World
Man shot dead while trying to stop man from beating woman
SAN ANTONIO - Police say a man trying to stop another man from beating a woman in a crowded San Antonio parking lot has been shot dead and a bystander has been critically wounded. The shooting happene...
Nov 25, 2016
4 people found dead in Fairbanks, Alaska, hotel room
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Authorities in Alaska say four people, including a child, have been found dead in a Fairbanks hotel room. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner (https://is.gd/wmL2dS) cites police as sayi...
Nov 25, 2016
Indonesia police say militant was making powerful bombs
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesian police said a suspected Islamic militant arrested earlier this week was making explosives more powerful than those used in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people...
Nov 25, 2016
Student before crash: 'Feels like the bus is going to flip'
NASHVILLE - Students and administrators raised concerns about a Tennessee school bus driver’s behaviour behind the wheel in the weeks before a crash that killed six children. Police have charged...
Nov 25, 2016
Report: Russian propaganda effort spread fake news
NEW YORK - A new report suggests a “sophisticated” Russian propaganda campaign helped flood social media with fake news stories leading up to the presidential election. The Washington Post...
Nov 25, 2016
Putin gives Russian passport to US actor Steven Seagal
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin has given a Russian passport to U.S. action film star Steven Seagal, calling it a sign of a thaw in relations with the United States. The 64-year old actor has been a...
Nov 25, 2016
Shoppers hunt for deals, hit the shops for entertainment
NEW YORK - Shoppers were on the hunt for deals and were at the stores for entertainment Friday as malls opened for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday s...
Nov 25, 2016
British serial killer gets life sentence for murdering 4 men
LONDON - British serial killer Stephen Port was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Friday for the murders of four young gay men whom he met online. Judge Peter Openshaw said Port should die...
Nov 25, 2016
Activists: Bombs knock out 2 hospitals in northern Syria
BEIRUT - Airstrikes and rockets in northern Syria knocked out two medical centres dedicated to women Friday and killed at least 12, including two people in one of the health facilities, according to o...
Nov 25, 2016
Svalbard sees 'shocking' temperatures near freezing point
STOCKHOLM - The Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has seen such extreme warmth this year that the average annual temperature could end up above freezing for the first time on record, scientists said Frid...
Nov 25, 2016