Category Archives: World
AP Poll: US election voted top news story of 2016
NEW YORK - The turbulent U.S. election, featuring Donald Trump’s unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, was the overwhelming pick for the top news story of 2016, accor...
Dec 21, 2016
Trump family drops access offered for charity donations
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s children may see his move to the White House as a way to raise money for their favourite causes. Two recent fundraising pitches featuring the incoming first family we...
Dec 21, 2016
The oilman who brought Trump and the Bush world together
WASHINGTON - Throughout the presidential campaign, the Bush family and many of its Republican allies turned their backs on Donald Trump. Now, they’re finding common cause with Trump over his pic...
Dec 21, 2016
At rising rate, Nepalis working abroad go home in coffins
KATHMANDU, Nepal - A tiny young woman crouches just outside the airport, crying softly into her thin shawl. It’s cold out, but her sleeping toddler is heavy and warm in her arms. Travellers swar...
Dec 21, 2016
Inside the DEA: A chemist's quest to identify mystery drugs
WASHINGTON - No one knew what was in the baggie. It was just a few tablespoons of crystalline powder seized back in April, clumped like snow that had partially melted and frozen again. Emily Dye, a 27...
Dec 21, 2016
5 things to know about America's synthetic-opioid epidemic
WASHINGTON - Government scientists say they’re seeing the emergence of a new class of deadly drugs built to mimic the potent prescription painkiller fentanyl. What you need to know: ___ DOZENS O...
Dec 21, 2016
Rather than drain it, Trump advisers opt to join DC swamp
WASHINGTON - One of Donald Trump’s most trusted aides is setting up a government consulting shop a block from the White House - a move that complicates the president-elect’s promises to &#...
Dec 21, 2016
Germany arrests Moroccan suspected of IS membership
BERLIN - German authorities have arrested a 24-year-old Moroccan man on suspicion of being a member of the Islamic State group. Federal prosecutors say the man, who was identified as Redouane S. due t...
Dec 21, 2016
Not today: Dow still short of 20,000 as health stocks skid
NEW YORK - Stocks finished slightly lower Wednesday as health care companies continued to struggle. Energy companies rose as the price of natural gas surged on the first day of winter. Some traders ar...
Dec 21, 2016
Existing US home sales reach highest since February 2007
WASHINGTON - Americans bought homes in November in the fastest pace in nearly a decade. But rising mortgage rates, a deepening shortage of houses and higher prices are likely to weigh on the market ne...
Dec 21, 2016
