http://www.wwltv.com/news/world RSS Feed for WWL - News - World en-us Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:59 GMT 2013-06-18T05:36:59Z en-us http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211931481.html SINGAPORE (AP) — Singaporeans rolled back military training, kept cough-stricken children indoors and considered wearing protective masks to work Tuesday after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia caused air pollution to briefly hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:53 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211931481.html 2013-06-18T05:36:53Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211930041.html ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland (AP) — Hunting for a glimmer of common ground, the leaders of major economic powers are declaring themselves dedicated to a political solution to Syria's bloody civil war, even as President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin stake out diametrically opposite stands on which side deserves military support. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:59 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211930041.html 2013-06-18T05:36:59Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211930021.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Explosion heard in Afghan capital on day NATO hands over security to national forces. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:34:20 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211930021.html 2013-06-18T05:34:20Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211930291.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A large explosion has been heard in the Afghan capital as the international military coalition hands over security responsibility to the nascent national army and police. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:34:20 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211930291.html 2013-06-18T05:34:20Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211806651.html BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese university has built the world's fastest supercomputer, almost doubling the speed of the U.S. machine that previously claimed the top spot and underlining China's rise as a science and technology powerhouse. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:34:41 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211806651.html 2013-06-18T04:34:41Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211927061.html BANGKOK (AP) — Mark Baker, photographer and acting bureau chief for The Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur, has been promoted to chief of bureau for Malaysia and Singapore. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:33:54 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211927061.html 2013-06-18T04:33:54Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211906001.html SYDNEY (AP) — Airborne laser technology has uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temples complex. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:36:59 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211906001.html 2013-06-18T05:36:59Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211906681.html SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) — Two Salvadorans who mediated in a gang truce in their country that cut the homicide rate by at least 50 percent met Monday with gang leaders in Honduras, where they will help do the same. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:06:42 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211906681.html 2013-06-18T03:06:42Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211914321.html LUKLA, Nepal (AP) — As soon as the decades-old Twin Otter landed at Lukla airport, passengers burst out in applause. They do that for nearly every safe landing at the often terrifying airport at the gateway to Mount Everest. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:50 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211914321.html 2013-06-18T04:00:50Z http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211826981.html SAO PAULO (AP) — More than 100,000 people took to the streets in largely peaceful protests in at least eight cities Monday, demonstrations that voiced the deep frustrations Brazilians feel about carrying heavy tax burdens but receiving woeful returns in public education, health, security and transportation. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:35:34 GMT http://www.wwltv.com/news/world/211826981.html 2013-06-18T05:35:34Z