Category Archives: World

Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala dies at 78
JOHANNESBURG - The founder of the South African multi-Grammy-Award-winning music group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph Shabalala, has died at age 78, the state broadcaster reported Tuesday. Shabalala ...
Feb 11, 2020

Philippines notifies US of intent to end major security pact
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines on Tuesday notified the United States of its intent to terminate a major security pact allowing American forces to train in the country in the most serious threat...
Feb 10, 2020

Congressman Lewis to receive NAACP honour at awards show
ATLANTA - The NAACP is honouring John Lewis for his Congressional service and long history as a civil rights activist. The nation's oldest civil rights organization was set to announce Tuesday that it...
Feb 10, 2020

US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack
KABUL - Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fi...
Feb 10, 2020

Memorial held for coach, family killed in Bryant crash
ANAHEIM, Calif. - A public memorial was held Monday for three members of a family who died along with Kobe Bryant and others when a helicopter carrying the group to a youth basketball tournament crash...
Feb 10, 2020

Thailand mourns victims of country's deadliest mass shooting
NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand - As mourning began for the victims of Thailand's worst mass shooting, the country counted its losses: a mother shot dead at the wheel of her car as her son sat beside her,...
Feb 10, 2020

Anna Sui rolls out B-movie gothic glam at NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK - Anna Sui doesn't love scary movies, but she adores illusion, especially glamorous illusion. That's one reason she turned to 1970s Italian horror, of the B movie variety, as inspiration for ...
Feb 10, 2020

Mainland China virus cases rise again after earlier decline
BEIJING - Mainland China has reported another rise in cases of the new virus after a sharp decline the previous day, while the number of deaths grow by 97 to 908, with at least two more outside the co...
Feb 10, 2020

China's daily death toll from virus tops 100 for first time
BEIJING - China's daily death toll from new virus has topped 100 for first time, with more than 1,000 total deaths recorded, the health ministry announced Tuesday, as the spread of the contagion shows...
Feb 10, 2020

Texas officer charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting
BELTON, Texas - A Central Texas police officer was charged Monday with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed man during a traffic stop, officials said. Temple Officer Carmen DeCruz was cha...
Feb 10, 2020