Lillian Rizzo

Samoa says goodbye to Friday

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

Traveling through space and time this week, Samoans will skip Friday, pushing the international dateline east, and joining Australia and New Zealand’s time zones.

US sells F-15s to Saudi Arabia, worth $30 billion

May 13, 2017Politics

Two French NATO soldiers gunned down in Afghanistan

May 13, 2017Conflict

Immigration, abortion, alcohol: New laws in 2012

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

New York City Muslims boycott breakfast with Mayor Bloomberg

May 13, 2017Lifestyle

Cyclone Thane hits India’s southeast coast

May 13, 2017Agence France-Presse

Cyclone Thane brought severe winds, uprooted trees and ripped up roads in southeast India.

China: Alleged smuggling kingpin Lai Changxing ‘confesses’

May 13, 2017Agence France-Presse

Lai Changxing, leader of one of China’s biggest smuggling rings, ‘confessed’ on Friday.

US considers Taliban commander transfer back to Afghanistan

May 13, 2017Conflict

US officials are contemplating the transfer of Mohammed Fazl, a senior commander of the Taliban, to Afghanistan, in hopes of paving the way to peace talks.

Syria: Protesters clash with troops during Arab League’s stay

May 13, 2017Conflict

Despite the Arab League’s presence, Syrian troops reportedly fired into crowds of thousands of protesters.

Eastern Ohio hit with 4.0-magnitude earthquake

May 13, 2017Agence France-Presse

Eastern Ohio, outside of Youngstown, felt a 4.0-magnitude earthquake, its strong all year.