Category Archives: World
UN postpones Syria political talks until Feb. 20
BEIRUT - The United Nations announced Tuesday that U.N.-sponsored political talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups have been postponed from Feb. 8 until Feb. 20, with a key aim of t...
Jan 31, 2017
UN children agency seeks $3.3 billion in support in 2017
GENEVA - UNICEF is appealing for $3.3 billion this year to help millions of children worldwide facing conflict, malnutrition and other humanitarian emergencies. The U.N. children’s agency says m...
Jan 31, 2017
UK authorities fine Deutsche Bank $204 million
LONDON - British authorities say they fined Deutsche Bank 163 million pounds ($204 million) after it failed to maintain adequate anti-money laundering controls and allowed customers to transfer $10 bi...
Jan 31, 2017
Rights group says Philippine killings are 'extrajudicial'
MANILA, Philippines - A majority of the thousands of killings of poor suspects under Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug crackdown appear to be “extrajudicial executions,̶...
Jan 31, 2017
Japan organizer: No history book at hotel during Asian Games
TOKYO - Japanese organizers for next month’s Asian Winter Games said Tuesday that contentious history books will be removed from guestrooms at a hotel that will be used to house athletes. The or...
Jan 31, 2017
Evidence mounts against Walesa, but he is still hero to many
WARSAW, Poland - A Polish state historical institute presented new evidence Tuesday that Lech Walesa, the leader of a peaceful pro-democracy struggle that challenged the communist regime in the 1980s,...
Jan 31, 2017
EU chief sees Trump announcements as threats
BRUSSELS - The leader of the European Union put longtime ally the United States in a “threat” category on Tuesday, insisting that President Donald Trump is contributing to the “highl...
Jan 31, 2017
Israel's Arabs divided by film's portrayal of changing world
UMM AL-FAHM, Israel - In Israel’s Arab community, life is imitating art. A new award-winning film about Arab women battling their conservative society has touched off a real-life battle: The mun...
Jan 31, 2017
Unemployment drops, inflation jumps as Europe recovers
FRANKFURT - Europe’s economic recovery is gathering speed, with growth up, inflation spiking sharply higher and unemployment at its lowest in nearly eight years, official figures showed Tuesday....
Jan 31, 2017
Trump fires Justice Dep't head over clash on refugee ban
WASHINGTON - In an extraordinary public showdown, President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general of the United States after she publicly questioned the constitutionality of his refugee and i...
Jan 31, 2017
