Category Archives: World
Biden: Intel officials told us Trump allegations might leak
WASHINGTON - Vice-President Joe Biden said Thursday that top intelligence leaders told him and President Barack Obama they felt obligated to inform them about uncorroborated allegations about Presiden...
Jan 12, 2017
Wanted part-time in Austria: A hermit
VIENNA - Wanted, part-time: A hermit. Experience not necessary. Municipal and Roman Catholic church officials in the Austrian town of Saalfelden are looking for someone to live in a nearby hermitage b...
Jan 12, 2017
US gov't accuses Fiat Chrysler of cheating on emissions
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government accused Fiat Chrysler on Thursday of failing to disclose software in some of its pickups and SUVs with diesel engines that allows them to emit more pollution than allo...
Jan 12, 2017
Asian stocks mixed after China data
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Asian stock markets were mixed on Friday as disappointing Chinese trade data dented already bleak investor sentiment following U.S. President-elect’s Donald TrumpR...
Jan 12, 2017
OPEC chief 'confident' countries to meet oil production cuts
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The head of OPEC said on Thursday that he remains “confident” that the cartel and outside members will stick to an agreement to cut production to help boo...
Jan 12, 2017
Markets Right Now: Banks lead a broad decline in US stocks
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in midday trading, giving back the market’s gains from the day before. Ba...
Jan 12, 2017
Officials: More than 40 per cent of California out of drought
SONOMA, Calif. - More than 40 per cent of California has emerged from a punishing drought that covered the whole state a year ago, federal drought-watchers said Thursday, a stunning transformation cau...
Jan 12, 2017
Q&A: How Trump says he'll break from his business
NEW YORK - Donald Trump says he is leaving his famed business behind. Well, sort of. That is the muddled message from the president-elect’s news conference Wednesday about plans to separate hims...
Jan 12, 2017
Carson questioned about housing views, experience
WASHINGTON - Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson defended his experience and credentials Thursday to serve as the nation’s new housing secretary, turning to his life story to sho...
Jan 12, 2017
Police: Suspect in officer's killing was wearing body armour
ORLANDO, Fla. - A fugitive who is the focus of a four-day manhunt was wearing a bulletproof vest when he fatally shot an Orlando police sergeant earlier this week, Orlando’s police chief said Th...
Jan 12, 2017