Category Archives: World
Australia says Facebook and Google are paying more local tax
CANBERRA, Australia - Facebook, Google and other multinational companies are now paying tax in Australia based on their Australian profits instead of shifting income to low-tax countries since the gov...
Mar 21, 2017
George Clooney pays surprise visit to devoted UK fan
LONDON - Actor George Clooney has startled an 87-year-old fan in Britain by showing up at her assisted living facility with flowers and a card to wish her a happy birthday. The 55-year-old popped in f...
Mar 21, 2017
EU to hold Brexit summit for 27 members on April 29
BRUSSELS - The 27 European Union nations will hold a special Brexit summit on April 29 - one month after Britain plans to trigger divorce proceedings with the EU - to decide on the guidelines for the ...
Mar 21, 2017
Comedian won't run for New Jersey governor as Republican
TRENTON, N.J. - A comedian best known for his Frank Sinatra impression on “Saturday Night Live” won’t run as a Republican in New Jersey’s upcoming governor’s race, but Jo...
Mar 21, 2017
Martin McGuinness, IRA leader turned peacemaker, dies at 66
DUBLIN - Martin McGuinness took up arms to fight British soldiers in the streets but ended up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II. A militant who long sought to unify Ireland through violence, he be...
Mar 21, 2017
Fox pulls Napolitano from air after Trump report
NEW YORK - Fox News Channel has pulled legal analyst Andrew Napolitano from the air after disavowing his on-air claim that British intelligence officials had helped former President Barack Obama spy o...
Mar 20, 2017
Macron, Le Pen clash in first French election TV debate
PARIS - The two front-runners for the French presidency clashed spectacularly in the campaign’s first televised debate between leading candidates Monday night. All five candidates landed punches...
Mar 20, 2017
Cameron jokes he doesn't have to hear Trump wiretaps anymore
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Former British Prime Minister David Cameron jokes he doesn’t have to listen to U.S. President Donald Trump’s wiretapped conversations anymore. Cameron addressed 2,000 pe...
Mar 20, 2017
Brazil meat scandal deepens as China, EU, Chile bar imports
RIO DE JANEIRO - A scandal over alleged bribery in Brazil’s meat-packing industry to allow the sale of expired meat deepened Monday as the European Union, China and Chile decided to halt some me...
Mar 20, 2017
Company: Dakota Access pipeline on track, despite "threats"
BISMARCK, N.D. - The company building the Dakota Access pipeline said Monday that the project remains on track to start moving oil this week despite recent “co-ordinated physical attacks” ...
Mar 20, 2017
