Category Archives: World

One clear message from Democrats: We want big change
WASHINGTON - Democrats' desire for dramatic political change has emerged as a driving force in the party's presidential primary battle, one that extends beyond the progressive wing and presents challe...
Feb 26, 2020

Trump defends Modi, refuses to weigh in on citizenship law
NEW DELHI - Defending the host who has showered him with pageantry, President Donald Trump refused Tuesday to speak out publicly against an Indian citizenship law pushed by Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
Feb 26, 2020

Iran says official who played down virus fears is infected
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The head of an Iranian government task force on the coronavirus who had urged the public not to overreact about its spread has tested positive for the illness himself, au...
Feb 26, 2020

China sentences Swedish bookseller to 10 years in prison
BEIJING - A court in eastern China has sentenced a Swedish seller of books that took a skeptical look at the ruling Communist Party to 10 years in prison for "illegally providing intelligence overseas...
Feb 26, 2020

New US coronavirus case may be 1st from unknown origin
NEW YORK - A new coronavirus case in California could be the first in the U.S. that has no known connection to travel abroad or another known case, a possible sign the virus is spreading in a U.S. com...
Feb 26, 2020

Gunman kills 5 at Milwaukee brewery before taking own life
MILWAUKEE - An employee opened fire Wednesday at one of the nation's largest breweries in Milwaukee, killing five fellow workers before taking his own life, police said. The assailant who attacked the...
Feb 26, 2020

UN: Rival Libyan politicians meet for peace talks in Geneva
CAIRO - Rival Libyan politicians met on Wednesday for U.N.-sponsored political talks in Geneva aimed at ending the latest round of fighting over the country's capital, Tripoli. Yet just hours later, t...
Feb 26, 2020

Hardest-hit China, South Korea count 767 new virus cases
BEIJING - South Korea and China each reported hundreds more virus cases Thursday as the new illness persists in the worst-hit areas and spreads beyond borders. South Korea reported 334 more cases, bri...
Feb 26, 2020

As world scrambles, experts warn virus spread in US certain
NEW YORK - U.S. health officials warned Tuesday that the burgeoning coronavirus is certain to spread more widely in the country at some point, even as their counterparts in Europe and Asia scrambled t...
Feb 26, 2020

Court sides with Trump in 'sanctuary cities' grant fight
NEW YORK - The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to co-operate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York rule...
Feb 26, 2020