Category Archives: World
San Francisco teachers union offers Trump lesson plan
San Francisco’s public schools have been offered a classroom lesson plan that calls President-elect Donald Trump a racist, sexist man who became president “by pandering to a huge racist an...
Nov 17, 2016
S. Korean lawmakers pass law on independent probe of Park
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea’s parliament on Thursday passed a law that would allow a special prosecutor to investigate a corruption scandal threatening the presidency of Park Geun-hy...
Nov 17, 2016
Australian euthanasia law loses by single parliament vote
ADEALAIDE, Australia - An attempt to legalize voluntary euthanasia in an Australian state was defeated by a single vote in parliament on Thursday. The South Australian Parliament rejected the bill on ...
Nov 17, 2016
China doubles down on internet control after tough new law
BEIJING - China’s leaders and official media are pushing for greater control of the internet and technology products as tensions surrounding a far-reaching Chinese cybersecurity law loom over a ...
Nov 17, 2016

Markets await testimony from Yellen; dollar likely in focus
LONDON - Stock markets around the world traded in fairly narrow ranges Thursday ahead of Congressional testimony from Fed Chair Janet Yellen that most traders think will cement expectations over a rat...
Nov 16, 2016
Ancient Ten Commandments tablet sold at auction for $850,000
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The world’s earliest-known complete stone inscription of the Ten Commandments, described as a “national treasure” of Israel, sold at auction in Beverly Hills ...
Nov 16, 2016

Colson Whitehead, Rep. John Lewis win National Book Awards
NEW YORK - On a night of nervous laughter and cathartic tears and applause, Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad” won the National Book Award for fiction and Democratic U.S. ...
Nov 16, 2016

Australian prime minister got Trump's number from golf great
CANBERRA, Australia - Australia’s prime minister beat other world leaders to an early call with President-elect Donald Trump by getting his cellphone number from Greg Norman, the golfing great s...
Nov 16, 2016

Japan's leader Abe heads to New York to meet Trump
TOKYO - Japan’s leader will likely seek reassurances that President-elect Donald Trump remains committed to the U.S.-Japan security alliance when the two meet in New York on Thursday. Prime Mini...
Nov 16, 2016
Former Archer Daniels Midland CEO Dwayne Andreas dead at 98
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - Dwayne Andreas, the farmer’s son and college dropout who turned the grain-processing company Archer Daniels Midland into “the supermarket to the world,” then saw it...
Nov 16, 2016