Category Archives: World
US services companies saw solid growth in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. services companies grew again in December during the holiday season, maintaining the high pace reached in the previous month. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade organizatio...
Jan 05, 2017
Long-term mortgage rates fall, breaking 9-week rise
WASHINGTON - After nine straight weeks of increases, long-term US mortgage rates fell this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans declined to an average 4....
Jan 05, 2017
Attorney: Student slammed to floor suffered concussion
RALEIGH, N.C. - A student who was slammed to the floor by a police officer in a North Carolina high school has suffered a concussion and may have other related health issues, her attorney said Thursda...
Jan 05, 2017
Official: Train travelling twice speed limit when it crashed
NEW YORK - A packed rush hour commuter train erratically sped up and slowed down before it crashed at a rail terminal this week while travelling double the speed limit, injuring more than 100 people, ...
Jan 05, 2017
Suicide blast in Baghdad, attacks earlier in the day kill 27
BAGHDAD - Several attacks in and around Baghdad, including a suicide car bombing in a busy commercial area after nightfall on Thursday, killed at least 27 people in a particularly brutal day in the Ir...
Jan 05, 2017
Israel harnessing sunshine with world's tallest solar tower
ASHALIM, Israel - In sunny Israel, solar energy supplies only a small percentage of the nation’s power needs, leaving it far behind countries with cloudier and colder climates. Now the fledgling...
Jan 05, 2017
Israeli arrested for threatening convicted soldier's judges
JERUSALEM - Police have arrested an Israeli man for inciting against military judges who convicted a soldier for manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a badly wounded Palestinian attacker. Police sp...
Jan 05, 2017
Frigid northern China hosts snow and ice sculpture festival
HARBIN, China - The city of Harbin in China’s frigid northeast is hosting one of the world’s largest festivals featuring ice sculptures of animals, cartoon characters and famous landmarks....
Jan 05, 2017
Bluefin tuna goes for $632,000 in 1st Tsukiji auction of '17
TOKYO - A Japanese sushi chain boss bid a winning 74.2 million yen ($632,000) Thursday for a 212 kilogram (466 pound) bluefin tuna in what may be Tsukiji market’s last auction at its current sit...
Jan 05, 2017
At impeachment trial, Park accused of violating constitution
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - Prosecuting lawmakers accused South Korean President Park Geun-hye of “broadly and gravely” violating the constitution as the constitutional Court began hearing...
Jan 05, 2017