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Manhunt: Grieving officers search for 3 suspects in Fox Lake, Illinois, cop...
With almost no time to grieve, law enforcement officers continue scouring the deeply wooded areas of northern Illinois to look for Lt. Joe Gliniewicz’s killer. The 32-year police veteran was on patrol...
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Paris apartment fire kills 8, including 2 children
A massive fire ripped through a Parisian apartment building Wednesday morning, killing at least eight people — including two children, officials said. The cause of the fire has not been determined....
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Extreme volatility rocks China stocks
China stocks swung wildly on Wednesday as investors grappled with the market’s latest episode of extreme volatility. The benchmark Shanghai Composite shed 4.2% at the opening bell, only to recover and...
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From Hungary to Germany, migrant crisis is taking its toll on Europe
With almost every new train, another batch of refugees arrive in Munich. Tired, hungry and weak from the sweltering heat, they speak of a harrowing journey and the joy of finally making it. It’s a...
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Durban awarded 2022 Commonwealth Games
The South African city of Durban was selected as the host for the 2022 Commonwealth Games at the Federation’s general assembly in New Zealand. The coastal city was the only bidder for the multi-sports...
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Vanuatu opposition prepares motion amid bribery case
Vanuatu’s parliamentary opposition has confirmed this afternoon that it is gathering signatures for a motion of no confidence against prime minister Sato Kilman. This comes as 18 mainly government MPs,...
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Libyan symbol of freedom sentenced to 6 years behind bars
Eman al-Obeidi escaped Moammar Gadhafi’s dictatorship and became a symbol of freedom of the Libyan revolution. But four years later in America, she is no longer free. A Colorado judge sentenced...
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UN reviews community resilience in Vanuatu
The United Nations is reviewing the performance of its community resilience projects in Vanuatu and is considering the next phase of development. Since 2012 several UN agencies have been working in 12...
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Young investors are buying in volatile stock market
The wild stock market gyrations may have scared many investors. But not the twenty-something newbies. If anything, the young investors are doubling down, opening new accounts and buying stocks....
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Obama secures Iran nuclear deal with Barbara Mikulski vote
In a major victory for President Barack Obama, Democratic Sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland announced support for the Iran nuclear deal Wednesday, providing the White House the votes it needs to...
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NRL shot clock to be trialled this weekend
The National Rugby League’s shot clock will get its first test in the top grade when it’s trialled on Sunday afternoon during the Parramatta-Canberra clash at Parramatta Stadium. Having been...
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PNG removes rights of appeal for asylum seekers
The Papua New Guinea Immigration department has summarily removed the right of appeal from asylum seekers in the Australian run camp on Manus Island. At a meeting on Manus about 30 asylum seekers were...
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Sex-trafficking survivors use new ink to reclaim their lives
Jennifer Kempton is a strong woman. She’s seen — and experienced — the worst of people and broken free from a life of sexual slavery and addiction. But, Kempton said, every time she looked in the...
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Discarded ABs to quiz Hansen
The 12 All Blacks left out of the World Cup squad got their chance to quiz coach Steve Hansen about why they were omitted on Thursday in Wellington. Andy Ellis, Charles Piutau, Israel Dagg, Cory Jane,...
View ArticleKentucky clerk won’t let deputies issue same-sex wedding licenses, stays in jail
Rowan County, Kentucky, clerk Kim Davis was given a second chance: She didn’t have to issue same-sex marriage licenses herself; she merely had to agree not to interfere with five deputy clerks who had...
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Hundreds of girls hospitalized due to mysterious gas at school
Mysterious fumes in two Afghan schools have sent more than 300 girls to a hospital this week — and officials suspect the incidents were deliberate. On Thursday, 115 girls from a school in Herat city...
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Bishop says no threat to Australia’s Nauru aid
Australia’s Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says Australian assistance to Nauru is not under threat. Ms Bishop says she has spoken with the Nauruan President Baron Waqa and he has given assurances the...
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Second cable to connect Northern Marianas
Telecommunications company Docomo Pacific has confirmed it will lay a second undersea fibre optic cable connecting the CNMI with the rest of the world. The plans are to help prevent another network...
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Dutch defense ministry: Airman likely left to join ISIS
A sergeant in the Netherlands Royal Air Force recently left for Syria and “probably connected with ISIS,” the Dutch Defense Ministry said Thursday, citing evidence officials have uncovered. The Dutch...
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Figures needed before drought aid goes out in PNG
The governor of Chimbu Province in Papua New Guinea has confirmed the drought impact is severe in some parts of the province, such as the Wahgi Valley. But Noah Kool says many in other areas are now...
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