Category Archives: World
At White House, Jordan king to present Arabs' view on peace
AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan’s King Abdullah II will be able to deliver an Arab consensus on Mideast peace when he meets with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday, after a recent sum...
Apr 04, 2017
Pink diamond fetches record $71.2M in Hong Kong auction
HONG KONG - A stunning 59.6 carat diamond known as the “Pink Star” sold for $71.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction Tuesday in Hong Kong, setting a new world record for any diamond or j...
Apr 04, 2017
Immigrant tuition break gaining support in Tennessee
NASHVILLE - A push to offer in-state college tuition rates to students whose parents brought them into the country illegally is picking up unlikely momentum from some Republicans in Tennessee, a deepl...
Apr 04, 2017
National Archives to White House: Save all Trump tweets
WASHINGTON - The National Archives and Records Administration has told the White House to keep each of President Donald Trump’s tweets, even those he deletes or corrects, and the White House has...
Apr 04, 2017
House measures rebuke North Korea for belligerent behaviour
WASHINGTON - The Republican-led House has voted overwhelmingly to condemn North Korea’s development of long-range ballistic missiles and urge that the reclusive Asian nation be put back on the t...
Apr 04, 2017
White House effort to revive health bill gets mixed reaction
WASHINGTON - A White House offensive to resurrect the moribund House Republican health care bill got an uneven reception Tuesday from GOP moderates and conservatives, leaving prospects shaky for the p...
Apr 04, 2017
South Africa's Zuma says government disputes are damaging
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa’s president on Tuesday responded to the political crisis that erupted after he fired the finance minister, acknowledging that public disputes at the top of the govern...
Apr 04, 2017
News of Iraq trip with Kushner midair poses security risks
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration’s failure to keep senior adviser Jared Kushner’s trip to Iraq secret isn’t standard practice for top U.S. officials visiting warzones. Such trip...
Apr 04, 2017
India-China row deepens as Dalai Lama arrives in NE India
GAUHATI, India - India said Tuesday that China should not interfere in its internal affairs, as the Dalai Lama began a weeklong visit to India’s remote northeast that Beijing has protested. The ...
Apr 04, 2017
1 dead, 14 sickened in New Zealand typhoid fever outbreak
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An outbreak of typhoid fever among a church community in New Zealand has caused one death and left at least 14 other people hospitalized, health authorities said Tuesday. A p...
Apr 04, 2017
