Category Archives: World
Survey: US businesses added solid 177,000 jobs in April
WASHINGTON - U.S. businesses added 177,000 jobs last month, a private survey found, a solid gain that suggests the economy is still expanding despite recent signs of slower growth. April’s hirin...
May 03, 2017
Reports: At least 35 killed in Iran coal mine explosion
TEHRAN, Iran - A coal mine explosion that struck northern Iran killed at least 35 people, semi-official news agencies reported Thursday, as rescuers worked a second day to reach those trapped inside a...
May 03, 2017
British leader accuses EU officials of election interference
BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday accused European Union officials of trying to influence the U.K. elections, ratcheting up tensions with Brussels over her country’s dep...
May 03, 2017
New Zealand campaign had concerns using Eminem-like song
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - The campaign manager for New Zealand’s National Party said Wednesday she raised concerns during the 2014 election about using a song that sounded similar to Eminem̵...
May 03, 2017
Not the weak link now: Eurozone outpaces the US and UK in Q1
LONDON - The eurozone, for so long a laggard in the global economy, outpaced the United States in the first quarter of the year and is widely expected to pick up further steam in the months ahead. The...
May 03, 2017
Trump, Putin look to work together on Syria
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin signalled improving prospects for co-operation in Syria in what the White House called a “very good” phone discussi...
May 03, 2017
Trump's return to NYC to feature WWII ceremony, protests
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump is coming home. The native New Yorker, whose image for decades was interwoven with his brash hometown, is making his first trip back to Manhattan since taking office,...
May 03, 2017
US company turned blind eye to wild behaviour on Iraq base
WASHINGTON - The two American investigators felt a sense of foreboding that Sunday as they headed to an emergency meeting with their boss on the Iraqi air base. But they didn’t expect to be surr...
May 03, 2017
Stars turn out for Planned Parenthood gala honouring Clinton
NEW YORK - An array of celebrities - from Meryl Streep to Tina Fey to Scarlett Johansson to Julianne Moore to Chelsea Handler - turned out to support Planned Parenthood at its centennial celebration, ...
May 02, 2017
Police say Chicago officers shot and wounded were targeted
CHICAGO - Two Chicago police officers were shot and wounded late Tuesday when two vehicles pulled up alongside their car and someone started firing indiscriminately in what authorities believe was a t...
May 02, 2017
