Category Archives: World
Uber vows to change direction, become more humane company
SAN FRANCISCO - Uber is vowing to head down a new road and become a more humane company following a wave of ugly developments, including allegations of rampant sexual harassment and a video of a profa...
Mar 21, 2017
Muslim advocacy group seeks broader travel-ban injunction
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal judge in Virginia is weighing a request from a Muslim civil rights group for an even broader injunction against President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban than what...
Mar 21, 2017
Things to know: Utah eateries could take down Zion Curtains
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah restaurants will have more freedom to mix and pour alcohol in front of customers under a measure awaiting Gov. Gary Herbert’s signature. But other concessions in the propos...
Mar 21, 2017
New security measure could cause travellers to reroute trips
DALLAS - A new security measure banning many electronic devices on flights from 10 mostly Muslim countries is leading travellers to reconsider their plans to fly through some airports in the Middle Ea...
Mar 21, 2017
Student sues Columbia, alleging 'indifference' to 2 rapes
NEW YORK - A woman who enrolled in Columbia University partly because she wanted to be part of the emotional debate there over on-campus sexual assaults sued the school Tuesday, saying she was raped t...
Mar 21, 2017
Afghanistan wants more US help in fight against Taliban, IS
WASHINGTON - Afghanistan wants the United States to send more forces to help meet shortfalls in the battle against the Taliban and the Islamic State group, the nation’s top diplomat said Tuesday...
Mar 21, 2017
UN report: 'progress has bypassed groups, communities'
COPENHAGEN - Globalization has integrated people and the digital revolution has changed lives but development has been uneven and “communities, societies and people have been left out,” a ...
Mar 21, 2017
Closer US-Russia ties uncertain as Tillerson plans trip
WASHINGTON - With Russia-tinged investigations swirling around his administration, President Donald Trump has yet to fulfil a campaign pledge of closer co-operation with Moscow. A planned trip by Secr...
Mar 21, 2017
At least 7 killed in drug gang shootouts in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY - Mexican officials say at least seven people were killed in a series of shootouts between drug gangs in the northern border state of Chihuahua. The state prosecutor’s office says th...
Mar 21, 2017
FDA OKs new drug as add-on treatment for Parkinson's
TRENTON, N.J. - U.S. regulators have approved the first new drug in a decade for Parkinson’s disease, a chronic neurological disorder that causes tremors and movement difficulties. The Food and ...
Mar 21, 2017
