Cheryl K. Chumley

European lawmakers vote to cap bankers’ bonuses

The European Parliament, the elected legislative body of the European Union, voted on Tuesday in favor of a new law that caps bankers' bonuses and implements other financial-sector reforms.

April 16, 2013

France’s top bishop warns of violence over gay marriage

Legalizing same-sex marriage could prove the final spark in inciting violence in economically frazzled France, the nation's top Catholic bishop said Tuesday.

April 16, 2013

Army policeman gets 16 years for trying to sell secrets to Russia

A military policeman serving in the U.S. Army was sentenced to 16 years in prison and given a dishonorable discharge for trying to sell secrets to an agent he believed was a Russian spy.

April 16, 2013

Westboro Baptist Church thanks God for Boston bombs, vows funeral protests

Westboro Baptist Church said that the bombings during the Boston Marathon were sent by God as punishment for same-sex marriage and that members would definitely show up at funerals to protest.

April 16, 2013

Elephant handler trampled to death at South African sanctuary

An elephant handler herding the beasts for their daily exercise at a South African animal sanctuary was trampled to death, the park's owner said on Monday.

April 16, 2013

Hawaiian court rules bed-and-breakfast must accommodate lesbian couple

A state judge ruled Monday that a bed-and-breakfast in Hawaii was wrong when it denied service to two women on the basis of their homosexuality.

April 16, 2013

Man suspected in Mitch McConnell bugging makes plea for legal defense funds

The man who is suspected of bugging Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's office has started a legal defense fund aimed at raising $10,000 — and so far, he's received $185.

April 16, 2013

EU ruling lets hate cleric dodge U.S. extradition

A European court has ruled that hate cleric Haroon Aswat, 39, who's accused by the United States of conspiring to build a jihad training camp in Oregon, can stay in the United Kingdom.

April 16, 2013

North Korea vows ‘sledgehammer blows’ for South Korea’s protests

Seoul needs to apologize for the anti-North Korea protests it staged on Monday, else face devastating attacks, Pyongyang ministers vowed.

April 16, 2013

Israeli military, politicos prep for solo attack on Iran

Israeli military and political heads are holding intense discussions on how best to launch an independent attack on Iran, should the need arise, the nation's defense force chief said Tuesday.

April 16, 2013

Hamas bulldozes cultural site to make way for ‘terrorist training camp’

The Hamas-run government in Gaza has bulldozed down a 3,000-year-old culturally significant site that was listed as a U.N. heritage site in order to make room for military training.

April 16, 2013

Magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits along Iran-Pakistan border

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake that struck Iran at its central border with Pakistan on Tuesday has left up to 46 dead, various media reported.

April 16, 2013

U.S. helicopter crash near North Korean border sends 21 to hospital

A U.S. Marine CH-53E helicopter crashed just south of the demilitarized zone that separates North Korea from South Korea on Tuesday.

April 16, 2013

Vladimir Putin: Russia ‘ready to provide assistance’ for bombings

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said his country stands ready to help the United States to investigate Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon that killed three and injured at least 140.

April 16, 2013

Security tightened for Margaret Thatcher funeral, in wake of Boston Marathon attacks

Security plans for former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday just got a bit tighter, in the wake of the Boston Marathon bomb attack that killed 3 and wounded more than 140.

April 16, 2013

Pakistani Taliban deny role in Boston Marathon bomb attacks

A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban said the group is not responsible for the bombing attacks at the Boston Marathon that killed at least three and injured more than 140.

April 16, 2013

Police question Saudi national on Boston Marathon bombings

Police have taken into custody and questioned a Saudi national in connection with the bombings at Monday's Boston Marathon, law enforcement officials told one reporter.

April 16, 2013

Israel marks memorial period, as PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to never surrender

A two-minute siren sounded right at 11 a.m. on Monday, bringing Israel to a halt during a days-long period of remembrance and honor for the nation's 25,578 victims of war and terrorist attacks.

April 15, 2013

Turkey talks global helm and names ambassador to Palestine

Turkey has become the first state to appoint and recognize an ambassador to Palestine.

April 15, 2013

Margaret Thatcher’s leadership spirit passes to family

Former U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's spirit of leadership and empowerment lives on.

April 15, 2013