Category Archives: World
Report: Syrian children suffering 'toxic stress'
BEIRUT - Syrian children show symptoms of “toxic stress” and are attempting self-harm and suicide in response to prolonged exposure to war, according to a report released Tuesday. Children...
Mar 06, 2017
Senate votes to scrap Obama-era labour rule
WASHINGTON - The Senate on Monday reversed an Obama administration rule designed to ensure government contractors disclose violations of federal labour laws as they seek more work. Senate approval of ...
Mar 06, 2017
Changes made to deal settling NYC police surveillance suits
NEW YORK - An agreement that settles lawsuits accusing the New York Police Department of violating basic rights in Muslim communities after Sept. 11, 2001, has been revised to build in more oversight ...
Mar 06, 2017
Oscars debacle hovers over trial between PwC and MF Global
NEW YORK - Jury selection in the trial between MF Global, the brokerage house run by former New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, and the lauded accounting firm PwC began Monday. What was originally a high...
Mar 06, 2017
California eases conditions at death row disciplinary unit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California will no longer keep death row inmates in solitary confinement for years only because of their purported gang affiliations, according to a lawsuit settlement announced M...
Mar 06, 2017
Trump cheers Exxon plan to spend $20B on Gulf Coast projects
HOUSTON - President Donald Trump and Exxon Mobil Corp. exchanged praise for each other on Monday as the company announced plans to create thousands of jobs by spending $20 billion over 10 years on pla...
Mar 06, 2017
Trump offers Planned Parenthood funds if it halts abortions
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has offered to maintain federal funding for Planned Parenthood if the group stops providing abortions. Its president spurned the proposal and noted that federal mon...
Mar 06, 2017
Survey finds pervasive corruption in Asia hindering progress
TOKYO - A survey by the anti-graft group Transparency International shows that bribery and other forms of corruption are hindering poverty alleviation and hurting public health in Asia by channeling r...
Mar 06, 2017
Author: Sanction college students who shouted down my speech
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - An author of a book discussing racial differences in intelligence who was shouted down by protesters at Middlebury College when he gave a guest lecture and was confronted by some of ...
Mar 06, 2017
UN says Western Sahara envoy Ross has offered resignation
The U.N. political chief says the secretary-general’s personal envoy for the disputed Western Sahara has offered his resignation. Jeffrey Feltman told reporters Monday that U.N. chief Antonio Gu...
Mar 06, 2017
