Botswana president quits – a rare move for African leader
He is the English-born son of a king, a fighter pilot, a teetotaling bachelor – and all that made him an unorthodox African president.
But...
Expansion featuring Marvel superheroes to open at Disney California Adventure
Only a year after a new Star Wars land opens at Disneyland, guests at the neighboring California Adventure Park will be able to visit...
Netanyahu cancels plan to send migrants back to Africa
TEL AVIV, Israel – Israel scrapped its plan to deport tens
of thousands of migrants back to Africa, after mass demonstrations against the policy in...
Royal Caribbean to give CocoCay a massive makeover
Royal Caribbean is putting an arsenal of pricey bells and whistles on its private Bahamas island, Coco-Cay.
The $200 million upgrade is the first of...
Changes coming to Epcot, Typhoon Lagoon
Change is on the way to a Walt Disney World art exhibit at Epcot American's Adventure.“Creating Tradition: Innovation and Change in American Indian Art”...
Haiti hires PR firm to soften image
Move raises questions about use of funds and company’s link to Clintons
BY FRANCO ORDONEX
MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU/TNS
WASHINGTON – The government of Haiti, so cash-strapped that...
THE WORLD IN 2017
Here is a glance at some some of the top international stories of the year.
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North Korea’s nuclearand missile tests
After launching...
At least 276 killed in Mogadishu truck bombing
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MOGADISHU, Somalia — The death toll in a weekend truck bombing in Mogadishu has risen to 276, the Somali government said Monday,...
Why states took so long to dispatch aid to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico was slow to ask for or accept assistance, officials say
BY CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE AND JONATHAN LEVIN
BLOOMBERG NEWS/TNS
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Within a week of Hurricane...
Another Katrina-like disaster?
Lawmakers warn Trump that Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands aftermath could become like that after 2005 hurricane
BY WILLIAM DOUGLAS
AND ALEX DAUGHERTY
MCCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU/TNS
WASHINGTON –...
