Category Archives: World
Saudi women runaways rebel against system of male control
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Another Saudi woman has turned to social media for protection from her father, just days after Canada granted refuge to Rahaf al-Qunun, the 18-year-old Saudi who fled her...
Jan 17, 2019
Iran newspapers, minister criticize US arrest of newscaster
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran kept up its criticism Thursday of the FBI’s apparent arrest of an American anchorwoman from Iran’s state-run English-language TV channel, with its foreig...
Jan 17, 2019
Trump says US will develop space-based missile defence
WASHINGTON - Moving to protect the U.S. from advanced missile threats from China and Russia, President Donald Trump on Thursday laid out plans for a new array of space-based sensors and other high-tec...
Jan 17, 2019
Trump grounds Pelosi after she imperils his big speech
WASHINGTON - She imperiled his State of the Union address. He denied her a plane to visit troops abroad. The shutdown battle between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is playing ou...
Jan 17, 2019
AP Exclusive: UN health chief orders probe into misconduct
LONDON - The head of the World Health Organization has ordered an internal investigation into allegations the U.N. health agency is rife with racism, sexism and corruption, after a series of anonymous...
Jan 17, 2019
Journalist in Ghana who exposed soccer corruption shot dead
ACCRA, Ghana - An investigative journalist in Ghana who helped expose a high-ranking official at world soccer body FIFA as corrupt was shot dead by gunmen on a motorbike as he drove home alone at nigh...
Jan 17, 2019
India's top court paves way for bars with dancers to reopen
NEW DELHI - India’s Supreme Court on Thursday paved the way for the reopening of Mumbai’s dance bars, which had been a nightlife staple in the country’s entertainment capital until t...
Jan 17, 2019
UK PM May holds Brexit talks; opposition dubs them a 'stunt'
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May was consulting opposition parties and other lawmakers Thursday in a battle to get Brexit back on track after surviving a no-confidence vote, talks that were...
Jan 17, 2019
China says economy czar to visit Washington for trade talks
BEIJING - The top U.S. and Chinese trade envoys will hold talks in Washington this month in a possible sign of progress toward ending a costly tariff battle over Beijing’s technology ambitions. ...
Jan 17, 2019
John Bogle, Vanguard founder, dies at 89
VALLEY FORGE, Pa. - John C. Bogle, who simplified investing for the masses by launching the first index mutual fund and founding Vanguard Group, died Wednesday, the company said. He was 89. Bogle did ...
Jan 16, 2019