Category Archives: World
US home sales reach strongest pace in nearly a decade
WASHINGTON - Americans bought homes in October at the fastest pace in nearly decade, helped out by low mortgage rates that have since started to climb following the presidential election of Donald Tru...
Nov 22, 2016
US allows GM to delay recall to prove safety of air bags
DETROIT - U.S. auto safety regulators are allowing General Motors to delay a large recall of potentially defective air bags, giving the company time to prove that the devices are safe and to possibly ...
Nov 22, 2016
Trump begins backing off campaign vows on Clinton, climate
NEW YORK - Two weeks after his election victory, President-elect Donald Trump began backing off campaign promises Tuesday, including his hard line on climate change and his vow to jail “Crooked ...
Nov 22, 2016
Robbery goes awry in Austria after suspect finds bank closed
VIENNA - This robbery failed before it began. The bank was closed. Austrian police have arrested a man who they say tried to rob a bank in Vienna - but arrived too early. Police spokesman Patrick Maie...
Nov 22, 2016
S. Korea's Cabinet approves intel-sharing pact with Japan
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s Cabinet approved a military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan on Tuesday to better deal with threats from North Korea, officials said, despite a...
Nov 22, 2016
Trump trips focus attention on small, wealthy Palm Beach
PALM BEACH, Fla. - With Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort for Thanksgiving, it isn’t the first time a president-elect has used Palm Beach as his vacation refuge. John Kennedy’s family ...
Nov 22, 2016
Iraqi forces move to retake another Mosul neighbourhood
IRBIL, Iraq - Iraqi troops gained a foothold Tuesday in another neighbourhood in the northern city of Mosul after fierce battles against Islamic State militants dug in behind heavy fortifications, acc...
Nov 22, 2016
Turkey abandons child marriage bill following outrage
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey’s government on Tuesday scrapped a proposal that critics said would have allowed men accused of sexually abusing underage girls to go free if they were married to their v...
Nov 22, 2016
A scare, then relief after powerful Japan quake and tsunami
TOKYO - At first, it was 2011 all over again. “It really came back. And it was so awful. The sways to the side were huge,” Kazuhiro Onuki said after northeastern Japan was jolted Tuesday b...
Nov 22, 2016
Prosecutors drop charges against son of NY prison worker
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Court documents say criminal charges against the Vermont son of a New York prison worker who helped two convicted killers escape have been dismissed. The Burlington Free Press report...
Nov 21, 2016