Gold bar scam bust: Barnegat cops foil $550K fraud, arrest two in international operation
BARNEGAT, N.J. — Two men were arrested Monday after attempting to collect nearly $550,000 worth of gold bars from the home of a 76-year-old Barnegat resident in a scam orchestrated by fraudsters…
World News: Ukraine government and separatists begin prisoners swap
Ukraine and pro-Russia separatists in the country’s east have begun swapping prisoners. It is the second major release since Kyiv and Moscow agreed to exchange detainees in September. The agreement follows talks…
World News: Yemen: Blast hits military parade in al-Dhalea, kills 7
At least seven people have died in Yemen after a blast hit a military graduation parade. Yemen’s Security Belt Forces say the explosion took place in the southern town of Dalih. Witnesses…
World News: Dozens killed in Mogadishu car bomb attack: Police
At least 30 people have been killed in a car bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Dozens more are feared dead in the blast near a security checkpoint during rush-hour. Local…
World News: Kazakhstan plane crash: 100 people on board
Bek Air flight carrying a passenger plane with 100 people on board, crashes after take off near Kazakhstan’s Almaty airport. – Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter https://…
AP: Rescuing migrants at sea
A radio exchange showing how an European Union military plane guided Libyan coast guard units to find stranded migrants at sea.…
World News: US House votes to impeach Trump for abuse of power, obstruction
For only the third time in 243 years, a US president has been impeached. Donald Trump’s been charged with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress over his putting pressure on Ukraine…
Best Calls from Around the Globe in Week 8
Listen in to some of the best international calls from Week 8, including a Finnish call of Mark Scheifele’s second goal Sunday vs. the Ducks For the latest hockey action, subscribe to…
World News: Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death
Pakistan’s former President Pervez Musharraf has been sentenced to death in a treason case. It relates to a nationwide emergency he imposed in November 2007. Musharraf is in exile in Dubai in…
World News: Lebanon’s president delays consultations to name prime minister
Lebanon’s president has postponed the process of picking a new Prime Minister, until Thursday. The news comes after another night of violence, security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets at people…
World News: UN Climate Summit: COP25 negotiators reach climate deal
A deal has been reached at the United Nations Climate Summit (COP25) in Spain after a two-day deadlock. The talks were aimed at deciding how the 2015 Paris accord should be implemented.…
World News: Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir sentenced to 2 years for corruption
Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir has been sentenced to two years in prison on financial irregularity charges in the first of several cases against the leader who was removed after nearly 30…
World News: Trump impeachment: Committee sends charges to full House for vote
A key committee of the US House of Representatives voted along party lines on Friday to approve two articles of impeachment against Donald Trump, charging the president with abuse of power and…
World News: Ex-PM Tebboune elected Algeria’s new president
In Algeria, former Prime Minister Abdelmadjid Tebboune has been declared the winner of Thursday’s presidential vote. Preliminary results show he won 58 percent of the vote. His closest rival, Abdelkader Bengrina, came…
World News: ‘No ifs, no buts’: Johnson says Brexit by January 31
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party has claimed an emphatic victory in the UK’s general election – seen as a critical juncture in the Brexit crisis engulfing Britain. The vote has left the…
World News: Jeremy Corbyn to resign as Labour leader after election defeat
The main opposition Labour Party is expected to win fewer than 200 seats – losing many in its traditional heartland. Its leader Jeremy Corbyn acknowledged heavy losses for his party and says…
World News: Boris Johnson scores landslide win in UK general election
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to call a snap election looks to have paid off. Official results from Thursday’s vote are coming in but exit polls indicate his Conservative party is…
World News: India’s Parliament approves contentious citizenship bill
India’s Parliament has approved a controversial citizenship bill that grants citizenship to minorities facing persecution from three neighbouring countries – but excludes Muslims. A day after clearing the lower house, the Citizenship…
AP: Johnson: We broke the deadlock
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he now has mandate to deliver Brexit after his landslide re-election victory.…
AP: Johnson vows to honor campaign pledge
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson vows to honor his campaign pledge to “Get Brexit Done” as his conservative party heads to general election victory.…
AP: Climate protesters scale new EU headquarters ahead of leaders’ summit
Greenpeace activists have scaled the European Union’s new headquarters, unfurling a huge banner warning of a climate emergency hours before the bloc’s leaders gather for a summit focused on plans to combat…