Category Archives: World
IS attacks in Mosul as poor visibility slows Iraqi advance
MOSUL, Iraq - Cloudy skies neutralized air power in Mosul on Thursday, Iraqi forces said, hampering their advance in the northern city, although they still faced deadly attacks by Islamic State milita...
Nov 17, 2016
73 killed in tanker explosion in Mozambique
JOHANNESBURG - A fuel tanker exploded in northern Mozambique as residents gathered around to buy fuel from the driver on Thursday, killing 73 people and injuring 110 others, Mozambican media reported....
Nov 17, 2016
Judge awards damages of $36M in Bobbi Kristina death case
ATLANTA - Lawyers for Bobbi Kristina Brown’s estate say a judge in Atlanta has ordered her partner, Nick Gordon, to pay $36 million in a wrongful death case. Brown, the daughter of singers Whitn...
Nov 17, 2016
Sorry Trump, NY Times says subscriptions rose since election
NEW YORK - The New York Times pushed back against President-elect Donald Trump, saying Thursday that its paid subscriptions have jumped since the election, despite what Trump has said on Twitter. On S...
Nov 17, 2016
Markets Right Now: Gains in bank stocks lead market higher
NEW YORK - The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Another solid increase in bank stocks pushed major market indexes higher on Wall Street. Banks, which had lagged...
Nov 17, 2016
Colombian police rescue L.A. judge kidnapped on vacation
BOGOTA - A Los Angeles-area judge who was kidnapped nearly a week ago while on vacation in Colombia has been freed, authorities in the South American nation said Thursday. Police said Judge Benny Osor...
Nov 17, 2016
Rocket carrying crew of 3 blasts off for Int'l Space Station
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan - A Soyuz rocket carrying a veteran American astronaut, a French newcomer and a Russian cosmonaut has blasted off for the International Space Station. The crew of NASA astronaut P...
Nov 17, 2016
Report: Workers trapped in mine collapse in southeast Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish media reports say a copper mine in southeast Turkey has collapsed, trapping a number of workers inside. The private Dogan news agency says the mine, located near the town of S...
Nov 17, 2016
Trump ally Sessions could face tough Senate confirmation
WASHINGTON - As one of President-elect Donald Trump’s closest and most consistent allies, Sen. Jeff Sessions is a likely pick for a top post in his administration. But when Sessions faced Senate...
Nov 17, 2016
Asian shares mixed, Nikkei up as Yellen remarks lift dollar
HONG KONG - Japanese shares rose Friday on the yen’s weakness while other Asian benchmarks wobbled after Fed chair Janet Yellen signalled that policymakers intend to raise interest rates soon. K...
Nov 17, 2016