Category Archives: World

BERLIN - Chancellor Angela Merkel told lawmakers she stands by her 2013 complaint that “spying among friends” is unacceptable as she testified Thursday to a committee examining alleged U.S...

PARIS - French financial prosecutors decided Thursday to continue their investigation of embezzlement allegations against conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon, saying they have too much...

BONN, Germany - Envoys from leading global powers called Thursday for greater co-operation to tackle current conflicts and prevent future crises, pushing back against the isolationist tendencies that ...

BEIJING - Exceptionally cold weather in Mongolia is putting the livelihoods of more than 150,000 nomadic herders and family members at risk, just one year after another extreme winter killed more than...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A fire alarm rang out moments before indicted former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli was to speak at Harvard University, briefly delaying an appearance that also was disrupt...

PHILADELPHIA - The heart of Philadelphia’s Italian Market was uncommonly quiet. Fine restaurants in New York, San Francisco and the nation’s capital closed for the day. Grocery stores, foo...

WASHINGTON - The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but still remained at a level indicating a healthy job market. THE NUMBERS: Claims for unemployment benefi...

WASHINGTON - U.S. home building fell last month, led by a drop in apartment construction, while developers broke ground on more single family homes. The Commerce Department says the construction of ne...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian authorities announced two more arrests Thursday in the death of the North Korean leader’s half brother, whose apparent assassination this week unleashed a wave...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A California man who bought high-powered rifles used in the San Bernardino terror attack pleaded guilty on Thursday as the father of one of the victims angrily denounced the plea d...