Category Archives: World

Amid talk of 'rigged' election, experts say fraud is rare
ATLANTA - Donald Trump has repeatedly warned of a “rigged” election, saying large-scale voter fraud is happening in the U.S. and suggesting it will affect the outcome of this year’s ...
Oct 18, 2016
Anti-Trump billboard calls candidate 'afraid' in Arabic
DEARBORN, Mich. - A billboard written in Arabic located along a Michigan interstate near an Arab-American community is calling Donald Trump “afraid.” The Detroit Free Press reports (http:/...
Oct 18, 2016
Clinton team's surprise most valuable player? Michelle Obama
DES MOINES, Iowa - Hillary Clinton was always expected to get a late-campaign enthusiasm boost from the White House. The surprise is that it’s not coming from the president. On a star-studded te...
Oct 18, 2016
Iraqi advance on Mosul slows after day of fighting
GWER, Iraq - The pace of operations slowed Tuesday in the fight to retake Mosul from the Islamic State group, as Iraqi forces advancing to the east and south of the city began pushing toward larger vi...
Oct 18, 2016
China says visit by Philippine president restores trust
BEIJING - This week’s visit to China by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte points toward a restoration of trust between the sides following recent tensions over their South China Sea territori...
Oct 18, 2016

US consumer prices rose in September on higher oil costs
WASHINGTON - Higher energy costs fueled U.S. consumer prices in September, but overall inflation remained in check as it has for the past several years. The Labor Department said Tuesday that consumer...
Oct 18, 2016
Chief: California officers spared when gunman's weapon jams
VALLEJO, Calif. - A man wearing body armour pointed an assault rifle at two police officers in a California Starbucks, only to have the weapon malfunction before he fled and was shot by the officers n...
Oct 18, 2016
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Sarika as flood toll rises to 31
HANOI, Vietnam - Vietnam is bracing for Typhoon Sarika as the death toll from flooding in the central part of the country triggered by heavy rains rose to 31. The typhoon with sustained winds of 165 k...
Oct 18, 2016
UNESCO adopts controversial Jerusalem resolution
PARIS - UNESCO’s executive board on Tuesday approved a resolution that Israel says denies the deep historic Jewish connection to holy sites in Jerusalem - and that has angered Israel’s gov...
Oct 18, 2016
Germany: left-leaning parties explore common ground
BERLIN - Ninety lawmakers from left-leaning German parties are meeting to explore possibilities of working together in the future, something that could increase chances of a government without Chancel...
Oct 18, 2016