Category Archives: World
Video introducing Trump to the Netherlands goes viral
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - A Dutch satirical show’s video introducing the Netherlands to the new Trump administration now has the ministerial seal of approval. State Secretary for Social Affairs a...
Jan 26, 2017
US unemployment claims tick up to 259,000, but remain low
WASHINGTON - More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, but jobless claims remained low enough to suggest that most Americans enjoy job security. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department sai...
Jan 26, 2017
Trump to launch probe into unproven voter fraud claim
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will sign an executive action to commission an investigation into widespread voter fraud, a spokesman said, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into ...
Jan 26, 2017
Analysis: Trump's border wall faces reality check
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s vow to accelerate construction of a “contiguous, physical wall” along the Mexican border is slamming into a Washington reality - who’s goi...
Jan 26, 2017
China releases new list of items banned for export to NKorea
BEIJING - China has released a new list of items banned for export to North Korea, ranging from wind tunnels to plutonium, following a new round of United Nations sanctions and complaints from U.S. Pr...
Jan 26, 2017
Thief in Germany drives tractor through wall, steals safe
BERLIN - Police in northwestern Germany are searching for a brazen thief - or thieves - who knocked down the wall of a house with a tractor and made off with a safe. Police say the tractor was used ea...
Jan 26, 2017
Teenage extremist convicted of stabbing German officer
BERLIN - A 16-year-old girl has been convicted in Germany of stabbing and wounding a police officer at the behest of the Islamic State group. The Celle state court said the girl, identified only as Sa...
Jan 26, 2017
UK govt gives lawmakers limited time to eye bill on Brexit
LONDON - As British lawmakers cried out “Disgraceful!,” the Conservative government on Thursday introduced the long-awaited bill to start the country’s exit from the European Union a...
Jan 26, 2017
Throngs cheer new president's triumphant return to Gambia
BANJUL, Gambia - President Adama Barrow returned triumphantly to Gambia on Thursday, nearly two months after winning an election disputed by the country’s longtime dictator, to the cheers of hun...
Jan 26, 2017
Chinese send fake Trump tweets as jokes, New Year wishes
BEIJING - In China, Twitter is blocked but fake tweets by @realdonaldtrump look set to become the latest internet sensation. Users are flocking to websites that let them generate images of fake tweets...
Jan 26, 2017
