Category Archives: World
Markets Right Now: US stocks waver in early trade
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are wavering between small gains and losses in early trading on Wall Street, while the price of crude oil moved high...
Mar 30, 2017
Hacker attack on German Parliament may be linked to election
BERLIN - A top police official says a recent hacking attack on the German Parliament may have led to a “significant drain of data” which may be used to try influence the outcome of the cou...
Mar 30, 2017
Mother accused of sitting on child's head indicted
MARIETTA, Ga. - Prosecutors say a suburban Atlanta woman accused of sitting on her 2-year-old son’s head to gain his submission has been indicted on a charge of first-degree child cruelty. News ...
Mar 30, 2017
Putin ready to meet Trump in Finland if it hosts summit
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin says he is ready to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump if Finland hosts an Arctic summit. Putin and Finland’s president, Sauli Niinisto, both expressed openn...
Mar 30, 2017
'Happy Endings' star Adam Pally arrested on drug charges
NEW YORK - Actor Adam Pally has been arrested and charged with possession of cocaine and marijuana in New York. New York City police spokesman Thomas Antonetti tells The Associated Press that Pally wa...
Mar 30, 2017
From poor eyesight to bad teeth, pandas' needs grow with age
DUJIANGYAN, China - Failing eyesight, poor digestion, bad teeth, limbs no longer so limber: With captive giant pandas living longer than ever, the list of their physical and even emotional needs is gr...
Mar 30, 2017
UNHCR: Number of Syrian refugees tops 5 million mark
GENEVA - The number of Syrians who have fled their country after six years of civil war has surpassed the 5-million mark, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday. UNHCR announced the milestone a year...
Mar 30, 2017
Judge appears close to approving Trump University deal
SAN DIEGO - A judge on Thursday sharply questioned a challenge to a lawsuit settlement involving a $25 million payment by President Donald Trump to former customers of his now-defunct Trump University...
Mar 30, 2017
Negotiator denies UK is blackmailing EU on security
LONDON - Britain’s chief negotiator in the country’s divorce from the European Union on Thursday rejected suggestions that the U.K. has threatened to end security co-operation unless it ge...
Mar 30, 2017
First Afghan women's orchestra tries to change attitudes
KABUL - Afghanistan’s first - and only - all-female symphony is trying to change attitudes in a deeply conservative country where many see music as immoral, especially for women. The symphony...
Mar 30, 2017
