Category Archives: World

NEW YORK - Starbucks trimmed its sales forecast Thursday after revenue came in lighter than expected in the most recent quarter. The Seattle-based company said global sales rose 4 per cent at establis...

NEW YORK - Fox News Channel is minus founding leader Roger Ailes but not its direction, Rupert Murdoch vowed. “I am personally committed to ensuring that Fox News remains a distinctive, powerful...

CHICAGO - A former federal prosecutor hired by the city of Chicago to review how City Hall attorneys handle excessive-force lawsuits against police found that they do not regularly hide or obstruct ac...

SANTIAGO, Chile - Chile’s Supreme Court on Thursday lengthened the prison sentences of two former military officers convicted in the 1973 killing of two Americans during the early days of Gen. A...

DALLAS - Southwest Airlines struggled to recover Thursday from a massive computer outage, as several hundred more flights were cancelled or delayed around the country. Airline executives said a router...

DETROIT - A judge on Thursday blocked Michigan’s new ban on straight-party voting, saying it’s a direct strike on the rights of blacks in big cities who tend to vote for Democrats with a s...

HARARE, Zimbabwe - Veterans of Zimbabwe’s independence war made a significant break with President Robert Mugabe for the first time Thursday, calling him dictatorial, manipulative and egocentric...

RIO DE JANEIRO - Ten Brazilians who pledged allegiance to the Islamic State militant group were arrested Thursday, authorities announced, describing them as “amateurs” who discussed on soc...

PLAINFIELD, Ill. - A small plane crashed into a residential neighbourhood in a northern Illinois city Thursday morning, killing the pilot and torching the side of a home. Although it was initially unc...

DETROIT - General Motors is recalling nearly 308,000 older Chevrolet Impala sedans in the U.S. and Canada because the air bags might not inflate in a crash. The recall covers Impalas from the 2009 and...