Category Archives: World
UNICEF says 28 million children uprooted by global conflict
Some 28 million children around the globe have been driven from their homes by violent conflict, with nearly as many abandoning their homes in search of a better life, according to a UNICEF report rel...
Sep 07, 2016

Newton on path toward Mexico's border with Arizona
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico - Newton was rapidly weakening as a tropical storm on Wednesday after slamming the resorts of Mexico’s southern Baja as a hurricane and making landfall on the country̵...
Sep 06, 2016
Mexico: Gunmen shoot down police helicopter, killing 4
MEXICO CITY - Mexican authorities say gunmen shot down a police helicopter in western Mexico, killing the pilot and three officers. The governor of the western state of Michoacan wrote on his Twiiter ...
Sep 06, 2016

Feds take most humpback whales off endangered species list
HONOLULU - Federal authorities took most humpback whales off the endangered species list Tuesday, saying their numbers have recovered through international efforts to protect the giant mammals. Known ...
Sep 06, 2016
US payment of $1.7 billion to Iran made entirely in cash
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration acknowledged late Tuesday that its transfer of $1.7 billion to Iran earlier this year was made entirely in cash, using non-U.S. currency, as Republican critics of...
Sep 06, 2016
Rihanna launches new fashion collection for Puma
NEW YORK - Rihanna says her new collection for Puma was inspired by Japanese street culture. The pop star launched the autumn/winter 2016 Fenty Puma by Rihanna line on Tuesday at Foot Locker in New Yo...
Sep 06, 2016
Brooks to intro 'Young Frankenstein,' talk about Wilder
LOS ANGELES - “Young Frankenstein” will come alive in theatres once again on Oct. 5, with a live introduction from writer-director Mel Brooks, who will pay tribute to the classic spoofR...
Sep 06, 2016
Soccer officials investigate El Salvador match-fixing claim
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Regional soccer officials said Tuesday that they are investigating claims by Salvadoran national team players that they were offered money to help Honduras advance in World...
Sep 06, 2016
The Latest: Charges planned against Jill Stein from protest
WASHINGTON - The Latest on legal proceedings involving the $3.8 billion Dakota Access Pipeline (all times local): 8 p.m. North Dakota authorities plan to pursue charges against Green Party presidentia...
Sep 06, 2016

The Latest: Trump would give generals 30 days for IS plan
WASHINGTON - The Latest on Campaign 2016 (all times Eastern): 7:21 p.m. If elected president, Trump says he will give his top generals a “simple” instruction: Within 30 days, come up with ...
Sep 06, 2016