Category Archives: World
High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court unanimously sided with smartphone maker Samsung on Tuesday in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over design of the iPhone. The justices said Samsung may not be ...
Dec 06, 2016
Murder-for-hire trial to be heard by 4 women, 2 men
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida woman accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband will be tried before a jury of four women and two men, chosen over a four-day process that went twice as...
Dec 06, 2016
US factory orders up 2.7 per cent in October
WASHINGTON - Orders to U.S. factories rose in October by the largest amount in 16 months but a key category that tracks business investment posted an anemic gain. Factory orders increased 2.7 per cent...
Dec 06, 2016
Grammy noms: 9 for Beyonce, 8 each for Drake, Rihanna, Kanye
NEW YORK - The Grammy Awards are sipping all of Beyonce’s lemonade. The pop star leads the 2017 Grammys with nine nominations, including bids for album of the year with “Lemonade,” a...
Dec 06, 2016
US trade deficit widens in October from a nearly 3-year low
WASHINGTON - The U.S. trade deficit climbed in October from its lowest monthly level in nearly three years. Imports of consumer goods such as medicine, cellphones and clothing increased, while exports...
Dec 06, 2016
S Korea officials want woman at heart of scandal to testify
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A South Korean parliamentary committee sent a squad of security officers on Wednesday to order the jailed woman at the centre of a scandal that threatens to bring down the ...
Dec 06, 2016
Official: Refrigerator potential source of deadly fire
OAKLAND, Calif. - Investigators said Tuesday a warehouse fire in Oakland that killed 36 people did not appear to have been set intentionally and may have been caused by a refrigerator or other electri...
Dec 06, 2016
Iran president: Trump won't be able to harm the nuclear deal
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran’s president said on Tuesday that his country will not allow incoming U.S. President Donald Trump to “tear up” Iran’s landmark nuclear deal with world powers...
Dec 06, 2016
Syria says it seized nearly 75 per cent of eastern Aleppo
BEIRUT - Syrian government forces and allied militias captured Aleppo’s centrally located al-Shaar neighbourhood from rebels on Tuesday, securing nearly three quarters of the besieged enclave le...
Dec 06, 2016
LA authorities boost security after threatened rail attack
LOS ANGELES - The FBI said Tuesday it found no evidence that a bomb threat which prompted heightened security at a Los Angeles subway station was real and the anonymous caller who made it may have rep...
Dec 06, 2016