Category Archives: World
Hibbing struggles with how it should honour Bob Dylan
HIBBING, Minn. - The city of Hibbing has long struggled with how it should honour its most famous son, Bob Dylan. There is a street sign, a small exhibit in the public library, but little more. As Dyl...
Dec 09, 2016
Record-setting stock streak hits sixth day on broad gains
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks rose for the sixth day in a row Friday as major indexes continued to set records. The biggest gains went to companies that have been mostly left out of the post-election rally, ...
Dec 09, 2016
Dutch detain man with rifle, ammo, image of IS flag at home
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Dutch police detained a 30-year-old man on suspicion of preparing a terrorist crime after finding a Kalashnikov rifle, two full ammunition clips and a painting featuring a fla...
Dec 09, 2016
Coca-Cola CEO Muhtar Kent to step down next year
NEW YORK - Coca-Cola said Friday that CEO Muhtar Kent will step down as CEO next year and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer James Quincey. The world’s largest beverage maker has been under ...
Dec 09, 2016
Italy's Monte dei Paschi denies ECB notice on deadline
FRANKFURT - Shares in troubled Italian bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena plunged Friday following news reports that the bank’s request for more time to raise new capital from investors had been rej...
Dec 09, 2016
S. Korea's president loses power, keeps title, house, salary
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment Friday has stripped her of power - but not the perks. Even as her prime minister governs in her stead, Park gets to...
Dec 09, 2016
S. Korea's interim leader was Park defender; powers unclear
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - The man who takes over as government caretaker in the wake of President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment is seen by critics as a stiff and uncompromising defender of the f...
Dec 09, 2016
A look at the rise and fall of South Korea's president
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who was impeached Friday, rose to power with the support of conservatives enamoured of the economic growth ushered in by her late dict...
Dec 09, 2016
Key developments in South Korean presidential crisis
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment Friday is a stunning fall for a leader who convincingly beat her liberal opponent in 2012 to become South KoreaR...
Dec 09, 2016
10 things to know about John Glenn, who has died at 95
WASHINGTON - Ten notable aspects of the life of astronaut and senator John H. Glenn Jr. who died Thursday at 95: ___ ENDURING MARRIAGE Glenn married his childhood sweetheart, Anna “Annie” ...
Dec 09, 2016