Category Archives: World

Mother, son charged in theft of Formula 1 heiress' jewelry
LONDON - A mother and son from Romania made their first court appearance Saturday after being charged in the December theft of millions of pounds' (dollars') worth of jewelry from the home of heiress ...
Feb 03, 2020

UK's Johnson talks tough on trade; EU demands fishing rights
LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Union negotiator Michel Barnier set out tough opening gambits Monday in negotiating a future trade deal, making it clear that each side is wi...
Feb 03, 2020

China opens virus hospital, market plunges as toll grows
BEIJING - China opened a new hospital built in 10 days, infused cash into tumbling financial markets and further restricted people's movement in sweeping new steps Monday to contain a rapidly spreadin...
Feb 03, 2020

Trump bashes Democratic rivals during pre-Super Bowl show
PALM BEACH, Fla. - President Donald Trump used a Super Bowl pregame interview to rail against Democrats, accusing them of hatred and offering schoolyard insults about his potential 2020 rivals. "I see...
Feb 03, 2020

Drone sighting disrupts air traffic at Madrid airport
Madrid's international airport was closed for over one hour on Monday due to the reported sighting of drones, authorities in Spain said. The airport manager, AENA, tweeted that 26 flights had been div...
Feb 03, 2020

Super Bowl ads dialed up fun as an antidote to politics
NEW YORK - In the real world, political primaries are looming, impeachment is ongoing and heavy news never seems to stop. But during commercial breaks in the Super Bowl, advertisers did their best to ...
Feb 03, 2020

Pakistan delays decision on movie that offended Islamists
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's government on Monday postponed its decision on whether to lift a ban on a movie that had offended hard-line Islamists in this Muslim-majority country, after asking a high counci...
Feb 03, 2020

Ukraine: Recordings show Iran knew jetliner hit by a missile
KYIV, Ukraine - A leaked recording of an exchange between an Iranian air-traffic controller and an Iranian pilot purports to show that authorities immediately knew a missile had downed a Ukrainian jet...
Feb 03, 2020

The best and worst of Super Bowl ads
NEW YORK - During advertising's biggest night, Super Bowl Sunday, marketers battled it out to bolster their brands and promote new products. Advertisers paid up to $5.6 million for 30 seconds, and alm...
Feb 02, 2020

China death toll reaches 259; WHO warns countries to prepare
BEIJING - China's death toll from a new virus rose to 259 on Saturday and a World Health Organization official said other governments need to prepare for"domestic outbreak control" if the disease spre...
Feb 02, 2020