Category Archives: World
PSG signing Neymar a PR coup for isolated Qatar
LONDON - If world soccer’s transfer record is obliterated by Neymar’s move to Paris Saint-Germain, it will be a coup for the French club - and the tiny energy-rich emirate of Qatar. By sig...
Aug 03, 2017
Markets Right Now: US stock indexes drift lower at midday
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. Stocks are drifting lower in midday trading on Wall Street as investors look over a mixed batch of earnings reports from U...
Aug 03, 2017
Ex-bodyguard defends candid Princess Diana documentary
LONDON - A new documentary about Princess Diana has ignited controversy in Britain, with producers saying it offers insights into the strains of royal life and critics saying it’s pure exploitat...
Aug 03, 2017
Girlfriend whose texts urged suicide gets 15 months in jail
TAUNTON, Mass. - A young woman who as a teenager encouraged her suicidal boyfriend to kill himself in dozens of text messages and told him to “get back in” a truck filled with toxic gas wa...
Aug 03, 2017
Trump denies he called White House a 'dump'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump denied Wednesday that he called the White House a “dump.” Trump responded on Twitter to an article posted Tuesday on the website golf.com. The story rec...
Aug 03, 2017
US weekly requests for jobless aid down 5,000, to 240,000
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week, keeping the number of people seeking benefits close to historic lows. THE NUMBERS: Weekly unemployment applications fell by 5,000 to 240...
Aug 03, 2017
Trump's tweets send advisers scrambling to reshape policy
WASHINGTON - Aides to President Donald Trump were in deep talks about how to defuse tensions between Qatar and other Arab nations when the door to the secure room at the White House burst open. The ur...
Aug 03, 2017
Truce goes into effect in another Syria 'safe zone'
BEIRUT - Russia’s Defence Ministry announced a cease-fire for a third safe zone in war-torn Syria on Thursday, paving the way for the delivery of sorely needed humanitarian relief to rebel-held ...
Aug 03, 2017
Trump grudgingly signs Russia sanctions bill
WASHINGTON - Dealt a striking congressional rebuke, Donald Trump grudgingly signed what he called a “seriously flawed” package of sanctions against Russia, bowing for the moment to resista...
Aug 03, 2017
Senators move to protect special counsel in Russia probe
WASHINGTON - Senators introduced two bipartisan bills Thursday aimed at protecting Special Counsel Robert Mueller from being fired by President Donald Trump as both parties signalled resistance to any...
Aug 03, 2017
