Category Archives: World
Asian stocks fall in thin trading after Wall Street's slide
TOKYO - Asian shares mostly dropped in thin trading Thursday, taking their cue from a slide on Wall Street as the stronger yen helped send Japanese stocks lower. KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s benchmark...
Dec 28, 2016
Older UK royals outpace next generation in public duties
LONDON - Prince Philip has been saying since he turned 90 five years ago that he’s cutting back on his public schedule to reflect his advancing years. Perhaps Philip has slowed down some. But Qu...
Dec 28, 2016
US pending home sales fell in November
WASHINGTON - Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in November. The decrease likely reflects the drag caused by rising mortgage rates and the shallow inventory of properties on the market. The...
Dec 28, 2016
Man suspected of ties to Berlin attacker detained in Germany
BERLIN - German prosecutors said Wednesday that they have detained a Tunisian man they think may have been involved in last week’s truck attack on a Christmas market in Berlin. The 40-year-old, ...
Dec 28, 2016
Bahraini activist, to be freed on bail, ordered held again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - A prominent activist in Bahrain held for over seven months on charges stemming from a series of tweets was to be released on bail Wednesday until prosecutors ordered him ...
Dec 28, 2016
Lithuanian 'elves' combat Russian influence online
VILNIUS, Lithuania - Elves against trolls - it sounds like something out of “The Lord of the Rings.” But to Ricardas Savukynas, the battle he’s fighting is no fantasy. The 43-year-ol...
Dec 28, 2016
Dylann Roof won't work to spare his life in church massacre
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof says he won’t call any witnesses or present evidence while representing himself during the punishment phase of his death penalty trial, b...
Dec 28, 2016
Obama, Japan's Abe decry 'horrors of war' at Pearl Harbor
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii - The leaders of Japan and the United States sought to remind the world that even the most bitter enemies can become allies, during a historic pilgrimage to the hallowed waters of...
Dec 28, 2016
Remote Nevada quakes could have been a disaster
RENO, Nev. - A trio of significant earthquakes that struck a remote part of western Nevada early Wednesday were big enough to cause as much as $1 billion in damage if they had been centred beneath a b...
Dec 28, 2016
South Korean investigators detain ex-health minister
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean investigators on Wednesday detained the country’s former health minister as they expand their inquiry into a corruption scandal involving impeached Presi...
Dec 28, 2016
