Category Archives: World
Belfast power-sharing shaken as top Sinn Fein figure resigns
DUBLIN - Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government was plunged into crisis Monday as its senior Catholic leader quit in a showdown with his Protestant colleague that could trigger a snap elect...
Jan 09, 2017
U2 to play full 'Joshua Tree' album on stadium tour
LOS ANGELES - U2 will play the entirety of its classic 1987 album “The Joshua Tree” at each stop during a summer stadium tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its release. Powered by s...
Jan 09, 2017
China's poorest, trying to stay warm, add greatly to smog
QIAN’AN, China - An overloaded coal truck rumbles down from the steel factory and hits a bump, sending chunks of its black cargo skittering and click-clicking along the asphalt. Waiting by the r...
Jan 09, 2017
Forced labour case raises new doubts on 'gilded cage' jailing
NEW YORK - Dan Zhong’s two-story home in Livingston, New Jersey, is unremarkable by suburban standards, but the businessman’s lawyers have told a judge he is willing to pay $144,000 per mo...
Jan 09, 2017
As Camry gets redesigned, reign as top US car is in jeopardy
DETROIT - America’s favourite car is under attack. The Toyota Camry has been the nation’s top-selling vehicle for 15 years, if you exclude pickup trucks. Now it’s in danger of losing...
Jan 09, 2017
State GOP wary as Republicans push repeal of health law
ATLANTA - Congressional Republicans’ drive to repeal the 2010 health care law has financial and political repercussions for GOP leaders in the states and gives Democrats potential openings as th...
Jan 09, 2017
Pakistani groups note drop in violence, credit the military
ISLAMABAD - Two Pakistani research groups have noted that the country saw a significant drop in militant violence last year, crediting the military for the decrease in attacks. The two Islamabad-based...
Jan 09, 2017
To celebrate inaugural or not? Trump critics are divided
WASHINGTON - It’s typically an unquestioned honour to participate in the inauguration of an American president. Who wouldn’t want to be part of such a historic event? This time, though, it...
Jan 09, 2017
Huge Catholic procession held under heavy security in Manila
MANILA, Philippines - A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined an annual procession of a centuries-old statue of Jesus Christ held Monday under tight security due to fears of possi...
Jan 09, 2017
AP-NORC Poll: Obama won nation's approval, didn't unite it
WASHINGTON - More Americans feel Barack Obama’s presidency divided the country than feel it brought people together, a new poll shows. Yet he leaves office held in high esteem by a solid majorit...
Jan 09, 2017