Category Archives: World
Mother found not guilty of assaulting assistant principal
PORTSMOUTH, Va. - A Virginia mother accused of hitting an assistant principal at her child’s elementary school in the head, briefly knocking her unconscious, has been found not guilty following ...
Oct 06, 2016
Pakistan's lawmakers toughen penalty for 'honour' killings
ISLAMABAD - Despite objections from religious hard-liners, lawmakers Thursday took the first significant move to curb mounting numbers of “honour” killings in Pakistan, stiffening the pena...
Oct 06, 2016
Michael Jackson's daughter, Paris, returns to Neverland
LOS OLIVOS, Calif. - Paris Jackson has returned to Neverland. The daughter of Michael Jackson posted pictures on Instagram from her late father’s famous estate Wednesday, writing “felt so ...
Oct 06, 2016
NY press group protests prosecutor barring journalists
ALBANY, N.Y. - An organization of New York newspapers and broadcasters has protested a prosecutor’s decision to exclude some journalists from a news conference following the acquittal of a forme...
Oct 06, 2016
Down the toilet: Farm stand turns outhouse into voting booth
ASHLAND, N.H. - A New Hampshire farm stand is letting customers put their votes for president where he thinks they belong: right in the toilet. Owens Truck Farm is home to an outhouse-turned-fake-voti...
Oct 06, 2016
10 hurt in bomb attack near Istanbul police station
ISTANBUL - A bomb placed on a motorcycle exploded Thursday near a police station in Istanbul, wounding at least 10 people, a senior official said. Vasip Sahin, the governor for Istanbul, told reporter...
Oct 06, 2016
Wal-Mart plans to slow new store openings, invest in online
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to slow its new store openings and pour more money into its online efforts, technology and store remodels, the company said Thursday. The world’s largest re...
Oct 06, 2016
Haiti death toll jumps as receding waters reveal more bodies
LES CAYES, Haiti - Haiti’s death toll jumped late Thursday after rescue crews began reaching remote corners cut off when Hurricane Matthew slammed into the country’s southwest peninsula, t...
Oct 06, 2016
Typhoon kills 7 people in southeastern South Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A typhoon that battered South Korea this week killed seven people and left three others missing, the country’s safety agency said Thursday. Typhoon Chaba caused stron...
Oct 06, 2016
Upset with Turkey, Iraq seeks UN Security Council session
BAGHDAD - Iraq has requested an emergency U.N. Security Council session over the presence of Turkish troops in northern Iraq, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday, a development that highlights ...
Oct 06, 2016