Category Archives: World

Weinstein pleads not guilty to new indictment, trial delayed
NEW YORK - Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new indictment Monday that includes revised charges of predatory sexual assault, a development that caused the judge to delay the start ...
Aug 26, 2019

Elliott, Swift set to perform at MTV Video Music Awards
NEWARK, N.J. - 2019 is the year of Missy Elliott: The rap icon became the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame earlier this year and she will also earn the Michael Jackson Vi...
Aug 26, 2019

Danish city puts Vikings at crossing signals
COPENHAGEN - It's safe to cross when the green Viking is walking, but stop when the red one is standing. That's the message to pedestrians in Aarhus as it unveils new crossing signals to celebrate the...
Aug 26, 2019

Iran says oil aboard tanker pursed by US sold; buyer unnamed
TEHRAN, Iran - An Iranian government spokesman says the oil aboard an Iranian tanker pursued by the U.S. has been sold to an unnamed buyer. The Adrian Darya, previously known as the Grace 1, carries 2...
Aug 26, 2019

Hong Kong police and protesters clash, ending violence lull
Hong Kong protesters threw bricks and gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas, as chaotic scenes returned to the summer-long anti-government protests on Saturday for the first time in ne...
Aug 26, 2019

Dave Chappelle hosts concert to honour Ohio shooting victims
DAYTON, Ohio - Thousands turned out to a benefit hosted by comedian Dave Chappelle that honoured victims of a mass shooting in Ohio. The star-studded "Gem City Shine" took place Sunday in Dayton's Ore...
Aug 25, 2019

Asian shares tumble as US-China trade war renews uncertainty
TOKYO - Asian shares tumbled Monday after the latest escalation in the U.S.-China trade war renewed uncertainties about global economies, as well as questions over what President Donald Trump might sa...
Aug 25, 2019

N. Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills end
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a month, South Korea's military said, a day a...
Aug 25, 2019

'Our bigger enemy': Trump escalates attack on Fed chief
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump launched a furious and highly personal Twitter attack Friday against the Federal Reserve and Chairman Jerome Powell, fuming that the Fed once more "did NOTHING!" an...
Aug 25, 2019

Bolsonaro to send army to fight huge fires in the Amazon
PORT VELHO, Brazil - Under international pressure to contain fires sweeping parts of Brazil's Amazon, President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday authorized use of the military to battle the huge blazes while ...
Aug 25, 2019