Category Archives: World
Ambush near Syrian capital kills 28 government troops
BEIRUT - A Syrian military unit was ambushed on Thursday by insurgent near the capital, Damascus, triggering a firefight that killed 28 government troops, activists said. The ambush followed days of i...
Jul 20, 2017
Truck laden with chocolate goes up in flames on UK highway
LONDON - Traffic on a major highway in England has been disrupted for hours after a truck laden with chocolate bars burst into flames. Drivers faced long delays after parts of the highway in Kent, sou...
Jul 20, 2017
Average US mortgage rates fall; 30-year at 3.96 per cent
WASHINGTON - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates declined this week after two straight weeks of increases. The benchmark 30-year rate slipped back below the significant 4 per cent level. Mortgage buyer Fred...
Jul 20, 2017
Hendrick tabs Bowman as Earnhardt replacement in No. 88 car
INDIANAPOLIS - Dale Earnhardt Jr. got the replacement he wanted. Alex Bowman got his dream job. Hendrick Motorsports announced Thursday that the 24-year-old Bowman will replace one of the series’...
Jul 20, 2017
Sears and Amazon; Alexa, turn up my Kenmore air conditioner
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Sears will begin selling Kenmore appliances on Amazon.com, including smart appliances that can be synced with Amazon’s voice assistant, Alexa. The announcement before the...
Jul 20, 2017
UK government to take more time to consider Fox-Sky deal
LONDON - Britain’s culture secretary needs more time to consider Twenty-First Century Fox’s takeover bid for the Sky pay television and broadband network. Culture Secretary Karen Bradley s...
Jul 20, 2017
UK royals make pretzels, visit German cancer research centre
HEIDELBERG , Germany - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited a cancer research centre and made pretzels in the university city of Heidelberg on the second day of their visit to Germany. Princ...
Jul 20, 2017
Former intelligence director James Clapper is writing a book
NEW YORK - James Clapper, the former director of National Intelligence who has clashed with President Donald Trump, has a book deal. Viking told The Associated Press on Thursday that Clapper, 76, will...
Jul 20, 2017
Florida house where OJ Simpson lived listed for $1.3 million
MIAMI - What happened to the Florida home where O.J. Simpson lived with his children after his acquittal in the death of his ex-wife and her friend? The 4,148 square-foot (385 sq. meter) home is curre...
Jul 20, 2017
EU, UK tiptoeing forward in vital Brexit divorce talks
BRUSSELS - Britain and a frustrated European Union hesitantly edged forward during their first full divorce negotiation session this week, though it became clear Thursday that one of the biggest stumb...
Jul 20, 2017
