Category Archives: World

GROTON, Conn. - First lady Michelle Obama said she was “beyond proud” to take part in a commissioning ceremony Saturday for the U.S. Navy attack submarine named for her home state of Illin...

SAN FRANCISCO - A 58-story luxury condominium that has gained notoriety as the leaning tower of San Francisco was hit with two violation notices accusing owners of making unauthorized repairs, a newsp...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Rhode Island jury has awarded $23 million to a Cranston woman who was left paralyzed by a teen drunken driver who had been served alcohol at Twin River Casino. A Superior Court ju...

BERLIN - German police say four people have been injured in a stabbing attack at a commuter rail and subway station in downtown Frankfurt. Frankfurt police spokeswoman Chantal Ench said the attack too...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A pro-democracy activist said Saturday his wife was beaten and detained for hours in Bahrain after he jumped on a car carrying the island’s king during his recent v...

MEXICO CITY - Hollywood movies, zombie shows, Halloween and even politics are fast changing Mexico’s Day of the Dead celebrations, which traditionally consisted of quiet family gatherings at the...

LONDON - The daughter of a stockbroker nicknamed ‘Britain’s Schindler’ for saving Jewish children from the Nazis appealed Saturday for the child refugees of today to be treated with ...

SANAA, Yemen - Dozens of prisoners and security personnel were feared dead after Saudi-led airstrikes on Saturday battered two prisons inside a security headquarters in a western port city, security a...

BEIRUT - Syrian government forces launched a counteroffensive Saturday under the cover of airstrikes in an attempt to regain control of areas they had lost to insurgents the day before in the northern...

ISLAMABAD - The wife of a Pakistani man diagnosed with schizophrenia on Saturday appealed to the country’s president to spare her husband’s life and suspend a death sentence that is set to...