Category Archives: World
Obama, Iraqi leader vow rapid offensive to retake Mosul
NEW YORK - President Barack Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi put the Islamic State group on notice Monday that they plan to recapture the city of Mosul within months. If successful, the ...
Sep 18, 2016
After 1,192 days, Brazil mega-event run ends at Paralympics
RIO DE JANEIRO - After 1,192 days, Brazil’s run of hosting mega-sports events came to an end Sunday at the Paralympic Games. It began with soccer’s Confederations Cup in 2013, extended to ...
Sep 18, 2016
'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep' take top honours at Emmys
LOS ANGELES - “Game of Thrones” conquered the Emmy kingdom Sunday, honoured as top drama for the second consecutive year and becoming the most honoured prime-time TV series ever on a night...
Sep 18, 2016
Lawyer: Robert Durst assigned to medical prison in Indiana
NEW ORLEANS - Real estate heir Robert Durst has been assigned to an Indiana prison which has a medical unit, rather than the California prison requested because he faces a murder trial in Los Angeles,...
Sep 18, 2016
Early results: Ruling party winning Russian parliament vote
MOSCOW - Early results on Sunday showed Russia’s ruling United Russia party winning in the parliamentary election amid reports of election violations and visible voter apathy in the country̵...
Sep 18, 2016
Topshop debuts faster buying at London Fashion Week
London Fashion Week swung into its third day Sunday with Topshop Unique debuting a new “runway to retail” model for fashion-hungry consumers, while luxury goods brand Mulberry showed off a...
Sep 18, 2016
Libya says attacks on 2 key oil terminals repelled
BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyan officials say troops loyal to the internationally recognized parliament have repelled an attack on two key oil terminals. They said Sunday’s attackers briefly seized the...
Sep 18, 2016
Village police chief in spotlight of Ohio's heroin battle
NEWTOWN, Ohio - The veteran police chief in a bucolic Ohio village, where the last murder was two decades ago and he can just about count the number of drug cases on both hands, finds himself in the s...
Sep 18, 2016
FBI investigates Minnesota stabbings as possible terror act
ST. CLOUD, Minn. - A man in a private security uniform stabbed nine people at a Minnesota shopping mall, reportedly asking one victim if he or she was Muslim before an off-duty police officer shot and...
Sep 18, 2016
In Florida, a shifting Cuban vote could be the difference
MIAMI - Francis Suarez comes from a long line of civic and political leaders who have formed the Republican bedrock in south Florida’s Cuban community for a half century. Yet the 38-year-old Mia...
Sep 18, 2016