Category Archives: World
UN refugee agency: 2016 now deadliest year in Mediterranean
BERLIN - The U.N. refugee agency said Wednesday that at least 3,800 migrants have died in the Mediterranean Sea so far this year in an attempt to reach Europe,, making 2016 the deadliest year on recor...
Oct 26, 2016

Trump praises Gingrich for criticism of Kelly
NEW YORK - Donald Trump praised Newt Gingrich Wednesday for an “amazing interview” with Fox News Channel host Megyn Kelly, in which the former speaker told Kelly that she is “fascina...
Oct 26, 2016

Police investigate destruction of Trump's Hollywood star
Los Angeles police are investigating a pre-dawn attack that destroyed Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame less than two weeks before the election....
Oct 26, 2016

Pentagon suspends California National Guard bonus repayments
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon worked Wednesday to stave off a public relations nightmare, suspending efforts to force California National Guard troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan to repay their enl...
Oct 26, 2016
NYC principal beaten after asking student to turn down music
NEW YORK - A principal of a New York City public high school who was beaten by a student after asking him to turn down the music in his headphones is recovering. Dr. Matthew Tossman addressed a letter...
Oct 26, 2016
Israeli military says soldier wounded by fire from Lebanon
JERUSALEM - An Israeli soldier was lightly wounded by fire from Lebanon on Wednesday, the military said, in a rare flare-up along a border that has remained largely calm for the past decade. The milit...
Oct 26, 2016
Michael Bloomberg co-authoring climate change book
NEW YORK - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is working with environmentalist Carl Pope on a book about climate change. St. Martin’s Press told The Associated Press on Wednesday that ...
Oct 26, 2016
Hopes diminish for 11 men buried in Indonesian mine
JAMBI, Indonesia - Indonesian officials say hopes are diminishing of finding alive any of the 11 men buried by a landslide at an illegal gold mine on the island of Sumatra. A local police chief, Yazid...
Oct 26, 2016

Trump's infrequent remarks on abortion draw strong reactions
NEW YORK - Only rarely has Donald Trump broached the topic of abortion during his presidential campaign. Twice, when he has done so, there has been stormy reaction. Back in March, in an interview with...
Oct 26, 2016
Trump: I'll run America like my business. Clinton: Let's not
WASHINGTON - His presidential dreams increasingly in question, Donald Trump pushed his business empire to the centre of his political campaign Wednesday. Taking a break from battleground states, he ma...
Oct 26, 2016