Category Archives: World
Ex-Serb commander pleads not guilty to war crimes charges
ZAGREB, Croatia - A Serb paramilitary commander during the Balkan wars of the 1990s pleaded not guilty on Tuesday at the start of his war crimes trial in Croatia, saying the accusations against him ar...
Sep 20, 2016

Street clashes, election protests in Congo kill at least 44
KINSHASA, Congo - More than 44 people have been killed in Congo in two days of street clashes between security forces and protesters angered over a delayed presidential election, a senior Human Rights...
Sep 20, 2016
Typhoon causes serious flooding in southern Japan
TOKYO - A typhoon has caused serious flooding and flight cancellations in southern Japan. Typhoon Malakas swept across the southern part of Kyushu island early Tuesday morning before heading east alon...
Sep 20, 2016
French government defends prison units for Islamic radicals
FRESNES, France - France’s justice minister is defending specialized prison units for Islamic radicals after a recent attack on guards, saying the units see less violence than the rest of the ov...
Sep 20, 2016
Tropical Storm Lisa expected to strengthen in the Atlantic
MIAMI - Tropical Storm Lisa was expected to gain a bit more strength before weakening in a couple of days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. Lisa was centred about 515 miles (830 kilome...
Sep 20, 2016

New exhibit invites 'Avatar' fans to visit Pandora in person
Fans of the film “Avatar” can now experience Pandora in person. The “Avatar: Discover Pandora” exhibition will open in Taiwan in December before travelling the world next year....
Sep 20, 2016
Nazi-era coins, photos, Hitler's book found in Poland
WARSAW, Poland - Nazi-era newspapers, coins, documents and copies of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” have been found in a “time capsule” that was buried in 1934 in the foundations ...
Sep 20, 2016
UN suspends Syria aid convoys after 'savage' attack
BEIRUT - The United States on Tuesday blamed Russia for an overnight attack on an aid convoy that killed 20 civilians as the U.N. announced it was suspending overland aid deliveries in Syria, jeopardi...
Sep 20, 2016

8 new arrests in France truck attack that killed 86 in Nice
PARIS - French authorities have made eight new arrests in connection with the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice that left 86 people dead, the Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday. The office s...
Sep 20, 2016

Saudia plane isolated in Manila after false distress call
MANILA, Philippines - A pilot of a Saudi Arabian Airlines plane mistakenly pressed a hijack warning button as it approached Manila’s airport on Tuesday, causing airport officials to mobilize com...
Sep 20, 2016