Category Archives: World
EU finance ministers line up behind tax ruling against Apple
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia - The Dutch finance minister urged Apple on Saturday to “get ready” to pay up. Jeroen Dijsselbloem and his counterparts from other EU nations lined up behind a finding...
Sep 10, 2016
SAS bans travellers from using Samsung phone after fires
COPENHAGEN - Scandinavian Airlines is banning passengers from using the new Samsung Note 7 smartphone on its flights because of concern about fires. SAS spokesman Fredrik Henriksson says he expects ...
Sep 10, 2016

US, Russia seal Syria cease-fire, new military partnership
GENEVA - The United States and Russia working in lockstep against the Islamic State group and al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria. A rejuvenated truce that will compel President Bashar Assad’s a...
Sep 10, 2016

Kanye West performs at New York Fashion Week party
NEW YORK - Kanye West brought his “Saint Pablo Tour” to the small stage at a New York Fashion Week party, where he performed under smoky, dark lights, and ended his set with some outspoken...
Sep 10, 2016
The Latest: Trump campaign objects to 'deplorable' language
WASHINGTON - The Latest on the 2016 presidential campaign (all times EDT): 12:30 a.m. Donald Trump’s campaign manager is objecting to Hillary Clinton’s depiction of half of his supporters ...
Sep 09, 2016
Seoul: North Korea's 5th nuke test 'fanatic recklessness'
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - North Korea said it conducted a “higher level” nuclear test explosion on Friday that will allow it to finally build an array of stronger, smaller and lighter nu...
Sep 09, 2016
Apple warns against scams involving iTunes cards
SAN FRANCISCO - Apple is warning consumers about scam artists who pressure their victims into transferring money by purchasing iTunes gift cards after the fraudsters spin a bogus story about unpaid bi...
Sep 09, 2016
After odd win, Djokovic to face Wawrinka in US Open final
NEW YORK - For quite a while, Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the U.S. Open semifinals, Gael Monfils, looked as if he didn’t want to win - or even be there at all. That premeditated “gr...
Sep 09, 2016
Wisconsin AG appeals ruling on 'Making a Murderer' nephew
MADISON, Wis. - Wisconsin’s attorney general on Friday appealed the overturned conviction of a man accused of helping his uncle kill a woman in a case profiled in the popular Netflix series R...
Sep 09, 2016
Legality of Yosemite park expansion disputed
FRESNO, Calif. - A U.S. lawmaker accused Yosemite National Park of breaking federal law by adding 400 acres for a wildlife preserve without clearing it through Congress, but federal park officials sai...
Sep 09, 2016